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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

17 Colleges
$34,283 Avg Salary
$22,715 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #27 most popular major in the country with 3,692 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best school in the Southwest Region for family, consumer and human sciences students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Baylor University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best family, consumer and human sciences programs. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 222
Texas 375
Oklahoma 53
New Mexico 26

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58
Housing 54
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 8

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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