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Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,687 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,767 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You

With 76 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general family and consumer sciences is the #96 most popular major in Louisiana.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value 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.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in General Family & Consumer Sciences

$8,289 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southeastern Louisiana University to be the best value school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern are $8,289 a year. On average, consumer science graduates from Southeastern take out $24,744 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA
$7,946 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nicholls State University are $7,946 a year. The average amount in student loans that consumer science majors at Nicholls State University take out is $32,000.

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$8,672 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great value for general family and consumer sciences students. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, consumer science majors at NSU accumulate an average of around $34,067 in student debt.

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$9,842 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern University and A & M College are $9,842 per year. After completing their degree, consumer science graduates from Southern University and A & M College carry an average student debtload of $42,500.

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Best 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
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 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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