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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$12,711 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,123 Avg Salary

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #14 most popular major in Alabama with 1,424 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

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.

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Alabama the best value school in Alabama for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UA graduate students pay an average of $11,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at The University of Alabama Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $7,140 per year.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of North Alabama

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn also made our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Normal, AAMU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at AAMU are $11,542 per year.

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#5

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Samford graduate students pay an average of $21,575 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Samford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools 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
Louisiana 439
Kentucky 414
Georgia 896
Tennessee 680

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 5 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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