2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

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 Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas 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.

Across Arkansas, there were 97 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,400 and $23,977 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 10 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

Full UARK General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#2

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,406 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at UCA

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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