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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
428 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 180th most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 232 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,305 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Tech.

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

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. East Central University is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 8 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,029 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ECU.

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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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT 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.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Austin.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 102 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed 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 SFASU is $18,653 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

TWU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $14,134 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend TWU.

Full Texas Woman’s University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#6

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $15,029 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $19,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#11 in overall quality

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 2 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

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. The yearly cost to attend ENMU - Main Campus is $13,703 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNM has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $18,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 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 $75-$110k list, Baylor has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $35,300 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Baylor University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 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%.

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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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