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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
315 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#2 in overall quality

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 Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make more than $110k list, UW has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wyoming is $12,159 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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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#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 215 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Bozeman is $19,202 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s family studies 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 $14,285 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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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 #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 6 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $18,668 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Colorado State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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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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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