2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,825 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 68 colleges that offer 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 26 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
UW also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW is $12,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Out of the 68 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 64 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
EIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend EIU is $14,607 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s. East Central University is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,334 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students per year to attend ECU.
California State University - Long Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 506 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSULB is $9,622 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Long Beach General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 232 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Texas Tech
With a ranking of #8, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Iowa State University
California State University - Northridge came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California State University - Northridge is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 184 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend CSUN is $8,414 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Illinois State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Illinois State is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 22 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Illinois State also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Illinois State University is $20,895 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University
With a ranking of #11, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Nicholls State University is $12,247 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
Full Nicholls State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Southeast Missouri State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Southeast Missouri State University
SUNY Oneonta landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized school located in Oneonta, New York that handed out 12 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oneonta also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at SUNY Oneonta
With a ranking of #14, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $16,210 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at WIU
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UCA is $15,376 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
Harding University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $19,375 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Harding University
With a ranking of #17, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large school located in Cookeville, Tennessee that handed out 64 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Tennessee Technological University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Pittsburg State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Pittsburg State University is $14,436 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Pittsburg State University
Delta State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 23 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Delta State University is $13,132 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Delta State University
California State University - Sacramento ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. California State University - Sacramento is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 136 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Sac State also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Sacramento is $9,979 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,617 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
Full Sam Houston State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
The University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,955 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at UT Martin
Queens College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Queens College is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 49 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at QC, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for QC is $3,067 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Queens College
California State University - Fresno landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,464 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students per year to attend Fresno State.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Fresno
Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southeastern is $12,171 for bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
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With a ranking of #25, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,270 for Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students per year to attend Henderson State University.
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- 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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