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2024 Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges in the Southwest Region
540 Family Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #226 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 540 degrees in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General School

Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Family Studies
Master's Degrees in Family Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Family Studies

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of family studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Family Studies

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OK

Every student who is interested in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general has to check out Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. OSU is a very large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater. A Best Colleges rank of #227 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
252 Family Studies Degrees Awarded

Texas Tech University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 252 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
72.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general has to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 11 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
142 Family Studies Degrees Awarded

Stephen F Austin State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general. SFASU is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Nacogdoches. This university ranks 48th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 142 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM

UNM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque. A Best Colleges rank of #514 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
11.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #565 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general from Sam Houston State University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
40.0% Growth in Graduates

TSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 105th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 15 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at TSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general from Texas Southern University

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

PVAMU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Prairie View. This university ranks 78th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 9 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at PVAMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Ada, ECU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were roughly 10 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general from East Central University

10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 4 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general from Texas Woman’s University

Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Colleges by State

Explore the best family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 475
Arizona 670 22
Oklahoma 565 14
New Mexico 416 29

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