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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,504 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,262 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 518 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for family, consumer and human sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Midlands Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Midlands Technical College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Greenville Technical College is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,186 per year.

GTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Greenville Technical College Report

#3

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

The excellent associate degree programs at York Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

York Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 745
West Virginia 331
Florida 833
Virginia 1,110
Arkansas 425
Mississippi 538
Tennessee 680
Louisiana 439
Alabama 1,424
Kentucky 414
Georgia 896

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704
Housing 302
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 158

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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