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2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$22,391 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,080 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for consumer science majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school 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.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Montana State University

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general family and consumer sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 10
Utah 15
Idaho 0
Montana 176
Wyoming 28

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

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