2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Texas

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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.

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” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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”.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Texas

#1

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at SFASU

#2

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 2 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #2 spot on the list. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at PVAMU

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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%.

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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