2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general family and consumer sciences was ranked #171 in the country. In fact 2,906 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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 General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Family & Consumer Sciences
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
BYU also made our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.
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Explore the best general family and consumer sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 10 |
| Utah | 15 |
| Idaho | 0 |
| Montana | 176 |
| Wyoming | 28 |
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General Family & Consumer Sciences Related Majors for Consumer Science
One of 7 majors within the area of study, general family and consumer sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
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