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2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$22,644 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,503 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Family & Consumer Economics

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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 very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great value for family and consumer economics students working on their master’s degree. UA is a very large public school located in the 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per 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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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #6, University of Arizona 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 large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree family and consumer economics programs. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 a year.

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Family & Consumer Economics by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Southwest
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Family & Consumer Economics 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
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.

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