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2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,067 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 66 degrees and certificates were awarded to general family and consumer sciences students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #86 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for consumer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the consumer science bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Family & Consumer Sciences

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $9,574 per year.

UARK also made our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 3 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCA are $9,563 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, consumer science graduates from UCA carry an average student debtload of $30,931. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $176, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UCA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UAPB is a small public school located in the small city of Pine Bluff.

UAPB undergraduate students pay an average of $8,064 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, consumer science graduates from UAPB carry an average student debtload of $28,115.

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Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 13
Virginia 17
North Carolina 134
Florida 5
Tennessee 112
Kentucky 40
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 76
Alabama 303
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 2

General Family & Consumer Sciences 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
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

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