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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 North Carolina, there were 1,488 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,108 and $29,438 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 129 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685.

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#5

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 33 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at North Carolina Central University

#6

Meredith College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Meredith College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Meredith is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 35 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Meredith, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Meredith are $12,019, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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