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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (Income $48-$75k)

8 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Family & Consumer Economics is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 1,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family and consumer economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,290 and had an average of $24,968 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 family and consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family and consumer economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family and consumer economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the family and consumer economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 80 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at Texas Tech

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer economics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at UMN Twin Cities

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s consumer economics degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State University Family & Consumer Economics Report

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s consumer economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 16 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 84 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at ASU - Skysong

#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 12 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $48-$75k list, UA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940.

Full UA Family & Consumer Economics Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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