2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 180th most popular in the United States.

Across Alabama, there were 424 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 200 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family studies degrees to 193 students in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Alabama Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#2

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

$21,574 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k list. AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

AAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama A & M University are $21,574.

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

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k)

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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