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2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family & Consumer Economics is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 1,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family and consumer economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,290 and had an average of $24,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 604 family and consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,157 and $27,564 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in family and consumer economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family and consumer economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family and consumer economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 139 ’s consumer economics degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,421 for Southwest Region Consumer Economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Texas Tech Family & Consumer Economics Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 5 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,399 for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at University of Arizona

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified ’s consumer economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $14,250 for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 153 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $14,033 for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at Arizona State University - Tempe

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer economics degrees to 273 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $15,891 for Southwest Region Consumer Economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at Arizona State University - Skysong

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 16 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,235 for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Family & Consumer Economics Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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