2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences
48
Colleges
5,415,716
Bachelor's Degrees
$24,248
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in general family & consumer sciences, making the major the #127 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer a bachelor's in consumer science. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. Instead, we are looking at those consumer science schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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2024 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for consumer science majors.
Top 10 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools
California State University - Northridge landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general family & consumer sciences schools. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools ranking.
It takes about 4.9 years for the average student at CSUN to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $21,912. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from CSUN be around $108,245. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general family & consumer sciences schools. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population. CSULB not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #3 on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools list.
It takes the average student at CSULB about 4.8 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $23,555. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from CSULB is $112,593. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.
It takes the average student at Minnesota State Mankato about 4.6 years to graduate, and it costs about $22,109 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State Mankato is $100,817. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Iowa State University earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools rankings.
The average student at Iowa State graduates in less than 4.4 years, and it costs about $26,185 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State is about $115,476. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Illinois University. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at EIU is 4.4 years, and it costs about $17,168 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from EIU is about $74,681. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Illinois State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
The average student at Illinois State graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $26,419. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State is about $114,130. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Our rankings recognize Texas Tech University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools list.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at Texas Tech to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $27,874. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech be around $125,154. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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University of Central Arkansas comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UCA is 4.4 years, and it costs about $18,595 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UCA is $82,562. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Queens College earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at QC is 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $27,830. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from QC be around $129,131. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of Wyoming landed the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general family & consumer sciences schools. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.
The average student at UW graduates in less than 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $20,963. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UW is $96,430. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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.
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