2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’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. 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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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’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 Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’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

$16,615 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’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 #2 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

BYU 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#4 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.

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#4

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#5 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k)

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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