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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree family studies students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took 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.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 6 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree family studies students with aid list, Florida State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 14 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #2 spot 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 University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kansas State University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#6 in overall quality

Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. BYU 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.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree family studies students with aid list, BYU has also earned the #6 rank 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 BYU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

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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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