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Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in consumer science at OSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 475
Arizona 22
Oklahoma 14
New Mexico 29

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

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 2 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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