2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree family studies students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$15,695 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

SFASU 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 Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 3 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree family studies students with aid list, UNM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

$13,221 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

TSU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221.

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

#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$17,071 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #4 spot on the list. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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