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2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,585 and had an average of $25,171 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mizzou General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at OSU

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 13 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full K -State General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

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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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