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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
251 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 17,821 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,626 and $22,877 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 251 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 5 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #10 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 8 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

SFSU also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Central Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 13 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

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#8

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of La Verne did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of La Verne is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Verne, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ULV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of La Verne are $14,526.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UAGC has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAGC are $14,664, 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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