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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 505 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 45 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Southwest Region

#1

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #1 spot on the list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 24 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Stephen F Austin State University

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 3 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$17,071 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #3 spot on the list. Prairie View A & M University is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

PVAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

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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