by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 142 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SFASU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 252 ’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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 22 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
Full ECU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Southern University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Prairie View A & M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
Sam Houston State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 17 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SHSU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
South Plains College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 2 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Baylor University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s family studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Lamar University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s family studies degrees to 2 students 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%.
Full Lamar University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Northeastern State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s 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%.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at NSU
Tarleton State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
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