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Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$11,475 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,998 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics School for You

With 1 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family and consumer economics is the #272 most popular major in Missouri.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Best Family & Consumer Economics School

$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mizzou are $11,475 a year. On average, consumer economics graduates from Mizzou take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $543, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Missouri list.

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Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 90
Kansas 30
Iowa 11
Nebraska 185
South Dakota 31

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 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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