2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #22 most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for family, consumer and human sciences 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.
U of U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.
MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year.
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Southern Utah University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.
Southern Utah University undergraduate students pay an average of $20,542 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 503 |
Utah | 985 |
Montana | 203 |
Idaho | 621 |
Wyoming | 32 |
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Majors Related to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 8 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.