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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,028 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 264 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree family studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UARK has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Martin, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Martin are $16,656, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 193 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#3 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 #4 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family studies degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Central Arkansas is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#6

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

With a ranking of #6, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

AAMU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AAMU are $21,574, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full AAMU 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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