2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 56,273 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. 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” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

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

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#2

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#5 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 16 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 list, TWU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at TWU

#3

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

#4

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full OSU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Arizona

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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

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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