2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences 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 list. SFASU 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Stephen F Austin State University

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree consumer science students list, UNM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNM General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#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

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #3 spot on the list. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PVAMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071.

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