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

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

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family and consumer economics was ranked #210 in the country. In fact 1,454 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular school in the Southwest Region for family and consumer economics students. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

While working on their degree, consumer economics majors at ASU - Skysong accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $361, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at Arizona State University - Skysong

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for family and consumer economics students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Consumer Economics majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $361, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Family & Consumer Economics at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for family and consumer economics students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Consumer Economics majors at Texas Tech take out an average of $27,964 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, consumer economics graduates from Texas State take out $21,081 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at Texas State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 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 fairly large student population.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Family & Consumer Economics at University of Arizona Report

#7

Langston University

Langston, OK

Langston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for family and consumer economics students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Langston, Langston University is a public college with a small student population.

Full Family & Consumer Economics at Langston University Report

Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 143
Arizona 475
Oklahoma 0
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 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Human Sciences Business Services 704

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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