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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 1,335 people earned their degree in family & consumer economics, making the major the 211th most popular in the United States. In , family & consumer economics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,903 and had an average of $23,078 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 323 family & consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,123 and $23,246 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 279 family & consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in family & consumer economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their family & consumer economics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree consumer economics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia State is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 10 bachelors’s consumer economics degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Southeast Region. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer economics degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s consumer economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 40 bachelors’s consumer economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Family & Consumer Economics Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer economics degrees to 40 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 30 bachelors’s consumer economics degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Family & Consumer Economics Report
Carson - Newman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jefferson City, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s consumer economics degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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