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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 5,900 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,429 and $24,788 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer and human sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

Full Texas Woman’s University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 2 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Family, Consumer & Human 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%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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