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2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
604 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in family and consumer economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family and consumer economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family and consumer economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region consumer economics students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 139 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer economics students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region consumer economics students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at Texas Tech

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region consumer economics students with aid per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State University Family & Consumer Economics Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 153 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer economics students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region consumer economics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at Arizona State University - Tempe

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 273 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region consumer economics students with aid list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region consumer economics students with aid.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 5 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region consumer economics students with aid.

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

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at University of Arizona

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 Getting Aid list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer economics degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region consumer economics students with aid list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Consumer Economics students with aid.

Full NMSU Main Campus 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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