2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 2,971 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
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Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $7,433 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Southern University is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
TSU graduate students pay an average of $8,328 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for family, consumer and human sciences in Texas.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $9,060 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $9,727 per year.
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Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $7,704 per year.
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Prairie View A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at PVAMU are $7,993 per year.
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Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baylor are $37,674 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Baylor also did well on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 988 |
| New Mexico | 219 |
| Oklahoma | 584 |
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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Related Majors for 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 9 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.