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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region

50 Colleges
1,336,634 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,640 Avg Cost*

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

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast RegionFamily, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #20 most popular major in the country with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 1,336,634 went to students in the Southeast region of the United States.

For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. We are more focused on family, consumer & human sciences schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for family, consumer & human sciences majors.

Top 10 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

1

American Public University System landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value family, consumer & human sciences schools. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town. American Military University excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Florida State is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $27,060. This means that the average student pays around $113,652 to get a bachelor’s degree from Florida State. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population. UF did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

At UF, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,061. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UF is $120,101. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Our rankings recognize University of Georgia as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens. UGA did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

The average student at UGA graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $31,403. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UGA be around $134,091. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Our rankings recognize University of Central Arkansas as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

It takes the average student at UCA about 4.4 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $18,595. 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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Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Greensboro as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

At UNC Greensboro, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $22,207. This means that the average student pays around $98,155 to get a bachelor’s degree from UNC Greensboro. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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North Carolina Central University landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value family, consumer & human sciences schools. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

It takes the average student at North Carolina Central University about 4.6 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $25,277. 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 North Carolina Central University is $116,021. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Our rankings recognize University of Southern Mississippi as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at Southern Miss to complete their degree, and it costs about $18,584 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Southern Miss is $83,628. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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The University of Tennessee - Martin earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Martin.

At UT Martin, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $18,629. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UT Martin is about $84,762. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Carolina University. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

The average student at ECU graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $25,962. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from ECU is about $115,271. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer & human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

StateDegrees Awarded
North Carolina608
Mississippi252
Florida599
Virginia831
Alabama959
Georgia747
Tennessee458
West Virginia186
South Carolina218
Louisiana341
Kentucky255
Arkansas306

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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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