by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 641 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 28 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amberton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Amberton is located in Garland, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lubbock Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 157 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 59 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Hardin - Simmons University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Prairie View A & M University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 30 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees 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.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’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 11 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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University of Houston landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #17, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 15 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #24, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Methodist University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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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