2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree School for You
General Family & Consumer Sciences is the #52 most popular major in Alabama with 303 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Alabama to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for consumer science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Family & Consumer Sciences
Our analysis found The University of Alabama to be the best value school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
UA graduate students pay an average of $11,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UA also took the #2 spot in our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. AAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Normal.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at AAMU are $11,542 per year.
Request InformationBest Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools 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 |
| Arkansas | 66 |
| Mississippi | 55 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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