2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics in the Southwest Region

Family & Consumer Economics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #153 in popularity out of 338 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 413 bachelor's degrees in family and consumer economics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Family & Consumer Economics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in consumer economics matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics in the Southwest Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality family and consumer economics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Family & Consumer Economics Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for family and consumer economics.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Family & Consumer Economics in the Southwest Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for family and consumer economics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Consumer Economics Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

189 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Arizona State University - Skysong is a popular choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in family and consumer economics. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Scottsdale. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in family and consumer economics in Arizona.

There were about 189 family and consumer economics individuals who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the consumer economics program state that they receive average early career wages of $31,800.

More information about a bachelor’s in family and consumer economics from Arizona State University - Skysong

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

147 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In AZ

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in family and consumer economics. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in family and consumer economics in Arizona.

There were approximately 147 family and consumer economics students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the consumer economics program report average early career wages of $31,800.

More information about a bachelor’s in family and consumer economics from Arizona State University - Tempe

3

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

59 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Texas Tech University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in family and consumer economics. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in family and consumer economics in Texas.

There were roughly 59 family and consumer economics students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

Those family and consumer economics students who get their bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University earn $7,975 more than the typical consumer economics grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in family and consumer economics from Texas Tech University

4

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

18 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Texas State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in family and consumer economics. Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Marcos. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in family and consumer economics in Texas.

There were about 18 family and consumer economics individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

After graduation, consumer economics bachelor's recipients typically earn around $38,300 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in family and consumer economics from Texas State University

5

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

#1 Most Popular In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in family and consumer economics from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

Explore the most popular family and consumer economics schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	229	81
Arizona	187	326
New Mexico	141	0

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Family & Consumer Economics Related Rankings by Major

Family & Consumer Economics is one of 7 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Consumer Economics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Family Resource Management Studies	395
Consumer Services & Advocacy	18

Most Popular Majors Related to Consumer Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	1,369
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	860
General Family & Consumer Sciences	428
Textile & Apparel Studies	100
Human Sciences Business Services	69

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.