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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 39 degrees and certificates were awarded to general family and consumer sciences students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #143 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Family & Consumer Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Stephen F Austin State University the most popular school in Texas for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

Women make up 94% of the consumer science majors at the school.

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#2

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the # 2 spot on the list. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in Texas. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in consumer science at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in Texas. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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With a ranking of #6, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Our Lady of the Lake University

Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general family and consumer sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma 4
New Mexico 5

One of 7 majors within the area of study, general family and consumer sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Consumer Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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