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2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in family and consumer economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family and consumer economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family and consumer economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 80 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech Family & Consumer Economics Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 8 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Family & Consumer Economics Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Family & Consumer Economics Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 3 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot 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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at University of Arizona

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 1 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State Family & Consumer Economics Report

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 16 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer economics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Family & Consumer Economics Report

Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 masters’s consumer economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #6 spot 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 $75-$110k list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s consumer economics students in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at The University of Alabama

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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