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

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

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$43,080 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master'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 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master'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. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for consumer science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Stephen F Austin State University to be the most popular school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in consumer science at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#2

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Prairie View A & M University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Of the 8 students majoring in consumer science at Texas A&M Kingsville, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar 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. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Our Lady of the Lake 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best 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

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 8 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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