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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,585 and had an average of $25,171 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,028 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,981 and $27,329 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 264 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general family and consumer sciences programs and 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 program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree consumer science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at UARK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Martin, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Martin are $16,656, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Martin

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 193 students in 2019-2020.

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

Full The University of Alabama General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#4

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. 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 General Family & Consumer Sciences 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Carolina Central University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 9 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Central Arkansas

#6

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

Alabama A & M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Normal, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

AAMU also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences 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 Alabama A & M University are $21,574.

Full Alabama A & M University General Family & Consumer Sciences 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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