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2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate

5 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate” 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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 Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree consumer science students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

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#6 in overall quality

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 Doctorate list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 14 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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