by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 2,780 people earned their degree in general family & consumer sciences, making the major the 168th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 654 general family & consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,370 and $27,272 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 general family & consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family & consumer sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general family & consumer sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree consumer science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s consumer science degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Texas A&M Kingsville
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Southern University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Lamar University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lamar University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Sam Houston State University
Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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