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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

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758 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 758 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southeastern Louisiana University is located in Hammond, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

Southeastern also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Louisiana University is $14,957 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana
#12 in overall quality

Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nicholls State University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $15,481 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tennessee Technological University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,419 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Tennessee Tech University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $18,927 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Arkansas.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#15 in overall quality

Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Martin, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Martin is $15,103 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#16 in overall quality

North Carolina A & T State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina A & T State University is $15,941 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 37 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,337 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UK.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#8

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

Harding University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harding, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $21,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Central Arkansas landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCA is $17,783 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#20 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Natchitoches, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, NSU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,287 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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#11

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#21 in overall quality

Henderson State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Henderson State University, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Henderson State University is $10,956 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#12

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Henderson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

FHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,269 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend FHU.

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#13

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
#18 in overall quality

Delta State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Delta State University has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delta State University is $16,031 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#14

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#19 in overall quality

University of North Alabama landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNA is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,255 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of North Alabama.

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#15

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 147 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA is $24,108 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#16

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, Virginia
#9 in overall quality

Bridgewater College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Bridgewater, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bridgewater is $19,249 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#24 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UAPB is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UAPB also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend UAPB is $16,071 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#18

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#22 in overall quality

Fort Valley State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Fort Valley, Georgia, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

Fort Valley State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $18,624 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Fort Valley State University.

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#19

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#11 in overall quality

Southern University and A & M College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 21 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern University and A & M College is $19,994 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#20

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#14 in overall quality

Jacksonville State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #20. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

Jacksonville State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Jacksonville State University is $18,743 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#21

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, North Carolina Central University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 77 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina Central University is $21,117 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#22

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, Alabama
#17 in overall quality

University of Montevallo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #22. Montevallo, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Montevallo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Montevallo is $19,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#23

Meredith College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Meredith College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Meredith also took the #7 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Meredith is $24,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#24

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama
#25 in overall quality

Alabama A & M University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Alabama A & M University is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, AAMU has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alabama A & M University is $19,016 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Alabama A & M University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#25

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#23 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #23 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $29,843 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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