2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Southwest region, there were 505 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,971 and $29,673 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree consumer science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 24 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 3 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at UNM

#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$17,071 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,416 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Prairie View A & M University

#4

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

$13,221 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full TSU General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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