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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,269 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,625 Avg Salary

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

With 425 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #18 most popular major in Arkansas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Arkansas

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 Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best value school in Arkansas for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $9,574 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from UARK take out $23,646 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $398.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UARK is ranked #1 for overall quality for family, consumer and human sciences in Arkansas.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Arkansas

$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at UCA take out is $27,875. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $176.

UCA also claimed a spot on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Arkansas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Central Arkansas

$5,670 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

UA Pulaski Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,670 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College Report

Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 745
West Virginia 331
South Carolina 518
Florida 833
Virginia 1,110
Mississippi 538
Tennessee 680
Louisiana 439
Alabama 1,424
Kentucky 414
Georgia 896

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 3 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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