by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,906 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 540 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 467 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 125 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 252 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 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Texas Southern University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Sam Houston State University
With a ranking of #8, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 2 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at ENMU - Main Campus
Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Our Lady of the Lake University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 97%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Baylor University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Baylor University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Northeastern State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full NSU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
With a ranking of #13, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Tarleton State University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Prairie View A & M University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prairie View A & M University is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Prairie View A & M University
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