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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 180th most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/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 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree family studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $0-$30k)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s family studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 14 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mizzou Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full OSU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

BYU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 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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