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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 54,010 people earned their degree in family, consumer & human sciences, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In , family, consumer & human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $31,407 and had an average of $23,480 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 5,717 family, consumer & human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,406 and $23,561 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 610 family, consumer & human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in family, consumer & human sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amberton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Garland, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer & human sciences students in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lubbock Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 71 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 149 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 Lamar University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 78 masters’s degrees 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%.
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Hardin - Simmons University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees to 5 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%.
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Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 58 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer & human sciences students 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 16 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 28 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences 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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With a ranking of #15, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
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Texas Southern University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #19, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 20 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 12 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arizona came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 27 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s family, consumer & human sciences 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer & human sciences 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%.
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With a ranking of #24, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. OLLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. UOHSC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer & human sciences degrees to 64 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Methodist University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer & human sciences students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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