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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
3,003 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,695 Avg Cost*

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer & human sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family, consumer & human sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying family, consumer & human sciences.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas Tech University has taken the #1 spot in this year's family, consumer & human sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. 7,077 of Texas Tech students are attending part time.

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Stephen F Austin State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population. SFASU also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southwest Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at SFASU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,979 students at SFASU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,007 part time students in attendance at SFASU.

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Texas Woman's University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

About 1.5% of TWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 7,329 part time students in attendance at TWU.

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The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population. UT Austin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southwest Region list.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Houston. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UH has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population. OSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.2% of OSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,181 students at OSU that take at least one class online. 5,006 students are part time.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Texas State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 2.0% of Texas State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. About 8,642 of the students at Texas State are attending part time.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. 6,353 of SHSU students are attending part time.

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University of Arizona earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. About 12,642 of the students at University of Arizona are attending part time.

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.

About 2.4% of UCO students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,223 students take at least one class online at UCO. There are roughly 4,113 part time students in attendance at UCO.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students family, consumer & human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,220
Arizona 723
Oklahoma 351
New Mexico 95

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