2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Family & Consumer Sciences is the #171 most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for consumer science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Family & Consumer Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named East Central University the best value school in the Southwest Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ECU are $16,555 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, consumer science graduates from Texas Tech carry an average student debtload of $27,448. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $303.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFASU are $21,616 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, consumer science majors at SFASU accumulate an average of around $29,980 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $196, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great value for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,752 in tuition and fees each year.
SHSU also claimed a spot on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TWU are $18,186 per year.
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Texas Southern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general family and consumer sciences programs. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
TSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,413 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also made our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general family and consumer sciences programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.
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Baylor University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general family and consumer sciences programs. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baylor are $50,232 per year.
Baylor also claimed a spot on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general family and consumer sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 475 |
| Arizona | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 14 |
| New Mexico | 29 |
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Majors Related to Consumer Science
General Family & Consumer Sciences is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Consumer Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Development & Family Studies | 42,112 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 4,858 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 3,313 |
| Family & Consumer Economics | 1,454 |
| Human Sciences Business Services | 704 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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.
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