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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,504 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,200 and $17,995 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer and human sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students list, BYU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 17 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Bozeman, Montana 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.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Montana State University

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students list, U of U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Full University of Utah Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #5 spot on the list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 8 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Utah State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

University of Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

Full U of I Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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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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