2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree School for You
General Family & Consumer Sciences is the #171 most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest 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.
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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Family & Consumer Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Stephen F Austin State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Southern University is a great value for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
TSU graduate students pay an average of $15,488 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNM are $20,487 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
PVAMU graduate students pay an average of $17,378 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general family and consumer sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 475 |
| Arizona | 22 |
| Oklahoma | 14 |
| New Mexico | 29 |
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Majors Related to Consumer Science
General Family & Consumer Sciences is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 4 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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