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

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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 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family studies degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #1 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 Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. PVAMU 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.

PVAMU also took the #3 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 Prairie View A & M University are $17,071, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

$13,221 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU 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 the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Southern University are $13,221, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k)

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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