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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,806 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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 Southwest Region 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 Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very 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.

Texas Tech 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 in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for family and consumer economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family and consumer economics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school 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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Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 143
Arizona 475
Oklahoma 0
New Mexico 16

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 averages are for the top 5 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).

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