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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Texas (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
379 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,585 and had an average of $25,171 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 427 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,417 and $32,642 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 379 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Texas (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 232 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree consumer science students with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for texas bachelor’s degree consumer science students with aid.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree consumer science students with aid list, TWU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students with aid.

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

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree consumer science students with aid list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students with aid per year to attend SHSU.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Sam Houston State University

#6

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

TSU also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend TSU is $19,430 for texas bachelor’s degree consumer science students with aid.

Full TSU General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students with aid per year to attend Baylor University.

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 General Family & Consumer Sciences 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%.

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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