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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,689 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,435 Avg Salary

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

With 134 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general family and consumer sciences is the #127 most popular major in North Carolina.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina Central University the best value school in North Carolina for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

North Carolina Central University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, consumer science majors at North Carolina Central University accumulate an average of around $37,585 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $154, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina Central University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great value for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NC A&T undergraduate students pay an average of $6,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina A & T State University Report

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
Florida 5
Tennessee 112
Kentucky 40
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 76
Arkansas 66
Alabama 303
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 2

General Family & Consumer Sciences is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Consumer Science

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 2 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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