2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Mississippi
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You
General Family & Consumer Sciences is the #106 most popular major in Mississippi with 55 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to see which 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.
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 Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in General Family & Consumer Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi State University the best value school in Mississippi for general family and consumer sciences students. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.
Mississippi State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mississippi State is ranked #2 for overall quality for consumer science in Mississippi.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delta State University are $8,360 a year. After completing their degree, consumer science graduates from Delta State University carry an average student debtload of $29,125.
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Request InformationBest Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges 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 |
| Alabama | 303 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
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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 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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