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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 168th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,445 and had an average of $27,314 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 859 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,635 and $31,435 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general family and consumer sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina Central University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at UT Martin
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama A & M University landed the #4 spot on the list. Alabama A & M University is a medium-sized school located in Normal, Alabama that handed out 4 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Alabama A & M University
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
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 General Family & Consumer Sciences at UCA
University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s consumer science 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Mississippi State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Mississippi State University
Jacksonville State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 38 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Jacksonville State University
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