2023 Most Popular Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
540
Degrees Awarded
$25,900
Avg Cost*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,906 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences, making the major the 168th most popular in the United States. 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 “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful general family and consumer sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region consumer science students.
Top 19 Most Popular Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 252 students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Texas Tech
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 142 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 22 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Sam Houston State University
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Texas Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
East Central University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ECU is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at East Central University
Prairie View A & M University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Prairie View A & M University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at OSU
Texas Woman’s University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Plains College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 2 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Lamar University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s consumer science degrees 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%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Lamar University
With a ranking of #14, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and 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 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%.
Full Baylor University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Our Lady of the Lake University
Northeastern State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Northeastern State University
Tarleton State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Full Tarleton State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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