2027 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Alabama
[General Family & Consumer Sciences](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/general-family-consumer-sciences/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general family & consumer sciences education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general family & consumer sciences students.
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2027 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Alabama
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general family & consumer sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools
For return on investment in general family & consumer sciences, no school beat Jacksonville State University this year. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $12,894 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $23,334. Students borrow a median of $28,327 to complete the general family & consumer sciences program here. Early-career general family & consumer sciences graduates make about $29,138. Set against $28,327 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 78%.
Alabama A And M University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value general family & consumer sciences schools. Set in the city of Normal, Alabama A And M University is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,024, with out-of-state students paying around $18,634. Students borrow a median of $41,531 to complete the general family & consumer sciences program here. Early-career general family & consumer sciences graduates make about $45,909. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Alabama A And M University admits about 58% of applicants.
The University Of Alabama came in at #3 on our 2027 list of the best value general family & consumer sciences schools. The University Of Alabama is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa. Students from in state pay about $12,180 in tuition and fees, compared with $34,172 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general family & consumer sciences graduates is $25,125. Early-career general family & consumer sciences graduates make about $43,888. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 77%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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