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Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,271 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,118 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics School for You

In 2020-2021, 110 degrees and certificates were awarded to family and consumer economics students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #98 most popular major in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value 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 Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Family & Consumer Economics

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best value school for family and consumer economics students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Knoxville are $13,244 a year. The average amount in student loans that consumer economics majors at UT Knoxville take out is $19,000.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

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$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, consumer economics graduates from Middle Tennessee State University carry an average student debtload of $27,850. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $131, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$8,336 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee State University are $8,336 per year. After completing their degree, consumer economics graduates from Tennessee State University carry an average student debtload of $27,330.

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Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 166
Virginia 18
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 averages are for the top 3 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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