2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” 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, making the major the 143rd most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 427 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,417 and $32,642 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The consumer science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Texas (With Aid)

#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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at SFASU

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at TSU

#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,071 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,416 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #3 spot on the list. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. 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 full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at PVAMU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (With Aid)

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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