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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$24,154 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,128 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #22 most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for family, consumer and human sciences students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at BYU take out an average of $12,002 in student loans while working on their egree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at UW take out an average of $22,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year. While working on their degree, family, consumer and human sciences majors at Colorado State accumulate an average of around $21,186 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $440, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year. While working on their degree, family, consumer and human sciences majors at U of U accumulate an average of around $17,025 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U of U also did well on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$28,264 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at MSU Bozeman take out an average of $24,960 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $207, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Weber State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at WSU take out an average of $17,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Weber State University Report

#7

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from U of I carry an average student debtload of $28,295.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $16,996.

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#9

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT
$20,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Utah University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southern Utah University are $20,542 a year. The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at Southern Utah University take out is $11,687.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 503
Utah 985
Montana 203
Idaho 621
Wyoming 32

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 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.

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