by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,354 and had an average of $23,570 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,104 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,283 and $22,715 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,389 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 47 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in family, consumer and human sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 157 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences 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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 515 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Full Texas Tech University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 216 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 378 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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 137 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oklahoma Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 14 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Oklahoma Christian University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
With a ranking of #8, Bacone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Muskogee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Bacone College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 318 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 406 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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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Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 203 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full UT Permian Basin Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
With a ranking of #14, University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Cameron University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cameron University is a small public school situated in Lawton, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Abilene Christian University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 293 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Lubbock Christian University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. LCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Baylor University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
East Central University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 105 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Arizona
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