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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
428 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 180th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 505 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 428 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/human sciences 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 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 232 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,421 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Tech.

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

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,757 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ECU is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

ECU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $13,316 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,629 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend TWU.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 102 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,644 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

SHSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,832 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

Northeastern State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, NSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

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#11 in overall quality

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,117 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

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#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $16,557 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#10

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. TSU is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $24,201 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Southern University.

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#11

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #3 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $31,343 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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%.

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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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