2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You
In 2020-2021, 439 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.
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The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Louisiana 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.
Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Delgado Community College the best value school in Louisiana for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delgado Community College are $4,079 a year. After completing their degree, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Delgado Community College carry an average student debtload of $31,713.
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The excellent programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern are $8,289 a year. On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Southeastern take out $24,744 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Southern University at New Orleans helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in Louisiana. SUNO is a small public school located in the city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNO are $7,059 a year. The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at SUNO take out is $49,887.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Nicholls State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,946 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at Nicholls State University take out is $32,000.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,672 per year. On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from NSU take out $31,270 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,346 per year. On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from UL Lafayette take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Southern University and A & M College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value family, consumer and human sciences programs. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern University and A & M College are $9,842 per year. On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Southern University and A & M College take out $42,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,958 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Louisiana State University carry an average student debtload of $23,470.
Louisiana State University also made our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.
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Louisiana Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.
Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at Louisiana Tech take out is $21,500.
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Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Louisiana list. Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Baton Rouge.
While working on their degree, family, consumer and human sciences majors at Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge accumulate an average of around $6,617 in student debt.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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North Carolina | 745 |
West Virginia | 331 |
Mississippi | 538 |
South Carolina | 518 |
Florida | 833 |
Virginia | 1,110 |
Arkansas | 425 |
Alabama | 1,424 |
Kentucky | 414 |
Georgia | 896 |
Tennessee | 680 |
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Majors Related to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 13 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.