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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 55,820 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 3,601 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,351 and $23,527 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 351 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amberton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas list. Garland, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lubbock Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students 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 Texas 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas. 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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Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 79 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Texas Tech University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas list. 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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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 31 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Houston landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 29 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Baylor 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 Texas ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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University of North Texas ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified masters’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 85%.
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Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas ranking. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Methodist University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Methodist University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Sam Houston State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Texas list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 38 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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