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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 168th most popular major in the country with 2,780 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general family & consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,445 and had an average of $25,358 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 751 general family & consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,635 and $28,914 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 605 general family & consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a degree in general family & consumer sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general family & consumer sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region. South Carolina State University is a public institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #2 spot on the list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 65 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 North Carolina Central University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Bridgewater, Virginia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region. Montevallo is a public institution located in Montevallo, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region. Tennessee Tech University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Tennessee Technological University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Fort Valley State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fort Valley, Georgia, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2021-2022.
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Alabama A & M University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Alabama A & M University is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Delta State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Cleveland, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Delta State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UAPB is a public institution located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Jacksonville State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Freed-Hardeman University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Henderson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Central Arkansas is a medium-sized school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 46 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Central Arkansas
With a ranking of #15, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2021-2022.
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The University of Alabama ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 120 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Mississippi University for Women landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. MUW is a public institution located in Columbus, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Nicholls State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 0 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%.
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Meredith College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Henderson State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Kentucky came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Shepherd University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Harding University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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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Union University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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