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2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

13 Ranked Colleges
505 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Family Studies Schools 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s family studies degrees to 232 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Family Studies students whose families make more than $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

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools 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. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 8 ’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region family studies students whose families make more than $110k list, ECU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,334 for Southwest Region Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend ECU.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,648 for Southwest Region Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s family studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,994 for southwest region family studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools 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 #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region 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 97%. 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%.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,617 for Southwest Region Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.

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With a ranking of #7, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 126 ’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for southwest region family studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 15 ’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region family studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 2 ’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #13 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,516 for southwest region family studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

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#10

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s family studies degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region family studies students whose families make more than $110k list, UNM has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for southwest region family studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#11

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools 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 ’s family studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,430 for Southwest Region Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Southern University.

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#12

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

With a ranking of #12, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Prairie View A & M University is $14,582 for Southwest Region Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#13

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region family studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Baylor.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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