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2022 Best Value Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
604 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,530 people earned their degree in family and consumer economics, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, family and consumer economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,290 and had an average of $24,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 604 family and consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,157 and $27,564 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in family and consumer economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family and consumer economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family and consumer economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 139 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,326 for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech Family & Consumer Economics Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 5 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Family & Consumer Economics Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 153 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer economics students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 ’s consumer economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $12,292 for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at Texas State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 16 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $7,006 for Southwest Region Consumer Economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Family & Consumer Economics Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #5 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 273 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $12,020 for southwest region consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full ASU - Skysong Family & Consumer Economics Report

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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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