by our College Data Analytics Team
[General Family Consumer Sciences](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/general-family-consumer-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a general family consumer sciences degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 5 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying general family consumer sciences schools.
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Below are the schools whose general family consumer sciences graduates go on to earn the most.
Texas Southern University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying general family consumer sciences schools in the Southwest Region. Set in the city of Houston, Texas Southern University is a public institution. Students who complete the general family consumer sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $47,357.
Students chasing top earnings in general family consumer sciences will find them at Texas Tech University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech University is a public institution. Early-career general family consumer sciences graduates from Texas Tech University make a median of around $49,657 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in general family consumer sciences will find them at Prairie View A And M University, which ranked #3. Set in the rural area of Prairie View, Prairie View A And M University is a public institution. General Family Consumer Sciences graduates of Prairie View A And M University earn a median of about $59,427 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in general family consumer sciences will find them at Stephen F Austin State University, which ranked #4. Set in the town of Nacogdoches, Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution. Early-career general family consumer sciences graduates from Stephen F Austin State University make a median of around $41,393 per year.
University Of New Mexico Main Campus produces some of the highest-paid graduates in general family consumer sciences, landing the #5 spot this year. University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Albuquerque. Early-career general family consumer sciences graduates from University Of New Mexico Main Campus make a median of around $39,308 per year.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their general family consumer sciences graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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