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

11 Ranked Colleges
428 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University 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 more than $110k 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. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the #2 spot on the list. East Central University is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 8 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 more than $110k list, ECU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend East Central University is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

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 estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 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. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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.

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 yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#11 in overall quality

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 2 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #11 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.

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#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 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 more than $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. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Full UNM Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#10

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Texas Southern University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 7 students 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. The yearly cost to attend TSU is $19,430 for southwest region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#11

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 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 more than $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. It costs about $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Baylor.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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