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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

47 Colleges
$31,199 Avg Salary
$25,537 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family, consumer and human sciences was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 55,820 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human 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 47 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 378 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UH, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

About 90% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 93% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 137 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at TWU, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 105 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at University of Arizona, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 988
Texas 2,971
New Mexico 219
Oklahoma 584

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

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
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704
Housing 302
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 158

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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