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2023 Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges
$40,097 Avg Salary
$24,761 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics School for You

Family & Consumer Economics is the #218 most popular major in the country with 251 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family & Consumer Economics program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Colleges.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for family and consumer economics students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for family and consumer economics students. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best family and consumer economics schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best family and consumer economics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 59
Arizona 99
New Mexico 16

Family & Consumer Economics is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Consumer Economics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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