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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,628 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,123 Avg Salary

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

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

NC State also made our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. 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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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
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

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.

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