2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,780 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 654 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 554 family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general. That schools that top this list have a program in family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Southwest Region
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 106 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Full SFASU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 363 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full ECU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full TSU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Texas A&M Kingsville
With a ranking of #6, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at UNM
Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full SHSU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at ENMU - Main Campus
With a ranking of #9, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Our Lady of the Lake University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full OLLU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Texas Woman’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at TWU
With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at The University of Texas at Austin
Baylor University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Baylor University
With a ranking of #13, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full NSU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Tarleton
Prairie View A & M University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Prairie View A & M University
