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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

11 Ranked Colleges
2,220 Degrees Awarded
$31,520 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,354 and had an average of $23,570 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 3,601 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,351 and $23,527 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,220 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and human sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 11 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 515 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree vets studying family, consumer & human sciences list, Texas Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech University supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Tech Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 378 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, University of Houston supports 47,090 students, and 1,382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 730 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 203 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State, 2,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. 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 Texas State Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 157 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 427 of the 12,620 students enrolled at SFASU were GI Bill® students, of which 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. 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNT also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Texas supports 40,953 students, and 2,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 137 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

TWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 16,433 students enrolled at Texas Woman’s University, 495 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,466. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sam Houston State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SHSU]](/colleges/sam-houston-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 406 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree vets studying family, consumer & human sciences list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Prairie View A & M University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

PVAMU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, PVAMU supports 9,248 students, and 571 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 156 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,470. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full PVAMU Veteran Student Life Report

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Baylor University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 70 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 876 of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor University were GI Bill® students, of which 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. On top of their other funding sources, 263 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Baylor University Veteran Student Life Report

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Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 269 of the 5,291 students enrolled at Abilene Christian were GI Bill® students, of which 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,303. To help with additional expenses, 72 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Abilene Christian]](/colleges/abilene-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)

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