Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 6 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Florida State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, K -State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Kansas State University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 6 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at UW - Madison

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#6 in overall quality

Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

Featured Child and Family Studies Schools

Find Schools Near You