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Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$30,940 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,503 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family and consumer economics was ranked #210 in the country. In fact 1,454 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree School

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Alabama the best value school in the Southeast Region for family and consumer economics students working on their master’s degree. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $30,940 per year.

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

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Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best family and consumer economics schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 166
Virginia 18
Tennessee 110
Alabama 99

Family & Consumer Economics is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Consumer Economics

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 values are for the top school 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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