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

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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 Southwest region, there were 505 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 45 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, SFASU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 3 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$17,071 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #3 spot on the list. Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, PVAMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#4

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

$13,221 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• 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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