2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Degrees Awarded
$30,193
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,906 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences, making the major the 168th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,445 and had an average of $27,314 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 540 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,370 and $26,824 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 467 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 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 as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 252 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 12,620 students enrolled at SFASU, 427 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at University of New Mexico - Main Campus, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Mexico - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
SHSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU, 1,092 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SHSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s 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 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Austin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 16,433 students enrolled at Texas Woman’s University, 495 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,466. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Woman’s University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full TWU Veteran Student Life Report
Texas Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
TSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas Southern University supports 7,015 students, and 441 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 179 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,426. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full TSU Veteran Student Life Report
East Central University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Consumer Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 3,608 students enrolled at East Central University, 185 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,245. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full East Central University Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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