2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,454 people earned a degree or certificate in family and consumer economics, making the major the #210 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree Schools 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 United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for consumer economics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Family & Consumer Economics
Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for family and consumer economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.
South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family and consumer economics schools in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UA are $30,940 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family and consumer economics schools in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree family and consumer economics programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree family and consumer economics programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family and consumer economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
NMSU Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $18,275 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Consumer Economics
Family & Consumer Economics is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related 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 |
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.