2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 745 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina to see which master's 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.
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 North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #4 for overall quality for family, consumer and human sciences in North Carolina.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham.
North Carolina Central University graduate students pay an average of $7,641 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC A&T are $7,938 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 331 |
| Mississippi | 538 |
| South Carolina | 518 |
| Florida | 833 |
| Virginia | 1,110 |
| Arkansas | 425 |
| Alabama | 1,424 |
| Kentucky | 414 |
| Georgia | 896 |
| Tennessee | 680 |
| Louisiana | 439 |
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Majors Related to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.