2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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
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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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Consumer Economics
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.