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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$9,272 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,199 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 439 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Louisiana 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.

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

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

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Our analysis found Southeastern Louisiana University to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern are $8,289 a year.

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#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nicholls State University are $7,946 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern University at New Orleans helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in Louisiana. SUNO is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

SUNO undergraduate students pay an average of $7,059 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UL Lafayette undergraduate students pay an average of $10,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern University and A & M College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern University and A & M College are $9,842 a year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Southern University and A & M College Report

With a ranking of #7, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana State University are $11,958 per year.

Louisiana State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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Louisiana Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 a 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
South Carolina 518
Tennessee 680
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 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.

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