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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (Income Over $110k)

8 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master's For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family & Consumer Economics is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 1,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family and consumer economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,290 and had an average of $24,968 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 family and consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family and consumer economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family and consumer economics 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 family and consumer economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree consumer economics students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (Income Over $110k)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 80 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at Texas Tech

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer economics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at South Dakota State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s consumer economics students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at Mizzou

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 3 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Family & Consumer Economics Report

#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 12 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at The University of Alabama

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s consumer economics degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Full NMSU Main Campus Family & Consumer Economics Report

With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer economics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #7 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Family & Consumer Economics Report

#8

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at UMN Twin Cities

With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Consumer Economics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 84 masters’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree consumer economics students whose families make more than $110k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Skysong Family & Consumer Economics Report

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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