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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #2 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 UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 193 diplomas to qualified masters’s family studies 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 the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at The University of Alabama

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UT Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 12 masters’s family studies 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 #4 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 9 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.

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#5

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #5 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 33 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University also took the #3 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 North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

Alabama A & M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AAMU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. 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.

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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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