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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 341 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 315 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $11,491 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UW.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 6 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $15,927 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $12,466 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 215 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $19,616 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend MSU Bozeman.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Utah University is a public institution located in Cedar City, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Utah University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Utah University is $13,991 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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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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