2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in Alabama (With Aid)

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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 Alabama, there were 424 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 200 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family studies degrees to 193 students in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

$21,574 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Normal, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

AAMU 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 Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AAMU are $21,574, 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 in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (With Aid)

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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