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

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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 2023 rankings named Stephen F Austin State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a fairly 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

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-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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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Southern University is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general family and consumer sciences programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Our Lady of the Lake 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 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 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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