by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 540 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,370 and $26,824 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general family and consumer sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region consumer science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 142 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 252 ’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the #3 spot on the list. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. ECU is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Texas Southern University
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 17 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Kingsville General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
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Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sam Houston State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
With a ranking of #10, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. 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.
Full South Plains College General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
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Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. OLLU is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 ’s consumer science degrees 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.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 11 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lamar University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU 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%.
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