by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 859 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 675 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 36 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Bridgewater is a small school located in Bridgewater, Virginia that handed out 14 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Bridgewater College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Montevallo, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at University of Montevallo
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Tennessee Technological University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Fort Valley State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Fort Valley, Georgia, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fort Valley State University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Alabama A & M University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Alabama A & M University is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full AAMU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
With a ranking of #8, Delta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #9, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern Louisiana University is located in Hammond, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a public institution located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 38 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Freed-Hardeman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Central Arkansas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at UCA
Southern University and A & M College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 16 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Alabama landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 123 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full The University of Alabama Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. NC A&T is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full NC A&T Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Mississippi University for Women did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. MUW is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 10 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Nicholls State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Nicholls State University
With a ranking of #20, Meredith College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Meredith Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Henderson State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Henderson State University
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full UK Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Shepherd University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shepherd University is a small public school situated in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It awarded 2 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Harding University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Harding
Union University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Union is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 2 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Union
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