2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 180th most popular in the United States.

Across Arkansas, there were 97 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The family studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree family studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 10 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 9 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at University of Central Arkansas

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k)

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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