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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (With Aid)

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 80 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#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 Getting Aid list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer economics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree consumer economics students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #2 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 Mizzou are $27,193.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Tucson, Arizona 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.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 3 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #3 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 UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 84 degrees to qualified masters’s consumer economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree consumer economics students with aid 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 Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer economics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #0 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 South Dakota State University are $16,743.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. 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 Arizona State University - 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 Getting Aid ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 16 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #8 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

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#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer economics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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