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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in New Mexico

9 Colleges
$28,819 Avg Salary
$17,549 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #18 most popular major in New Mexico with 219 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from CNM take out $7,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 9 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from UNM take out $21,098 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, family, consumer and human sciences majors at NMSU Main Campus accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt.

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#4

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a fairly small public school located in the town of Ruidoso.

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Santa Fe Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

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With a ranking of #8, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 988
Texas 2,971
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 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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