2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You
With 503 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #26 most popular major in Colorado.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School
Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at Colorado State take out an average of $21,186 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $440.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Colorado list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 985 |
| Montana | 203 |
| Idaho | 621 |
| Wyoming | 32 |
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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 Majors Related to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
| 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 values are for the top school 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.