2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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 the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” 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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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 the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,406 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 9 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA also took 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 more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Central Arkansas

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree consumer science students list, UARK has also earned the #2 rank 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 UARK are $22,121.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Arkansas

#3

The University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin, Tennessee

#5 in overall quality

$16,656 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,937 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

UT Martin also took 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 The University of Tennessee - Martin are $16,656, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Martin General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,231 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed 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

#3 in overall quality

$20,595 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,214 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 33 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina Central University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences

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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