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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 1,028 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 264 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree family studies students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Southeast Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. The University of Tennessee - Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 12 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Martin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Martin are $16,656.

Full The University of Tennessee - Martin Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 193 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #4 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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