2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs, but they also 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 24 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed 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.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at SFASU

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at UNM

#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$17,071 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PVAMU, the school also landed 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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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $75-$110k)

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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