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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

6 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general family and consumer 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read full report on 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 $48-$75k list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 6 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#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 $48-$75k. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Mizzou has also earned the #2 rank 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 University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Full Mizzou General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $48-$75k list, K -State has also earned the #3 rank 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 Kansas State University are $24,115.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s consumer science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 $48-$75k 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.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $48-$75k list, BYU has also earned the #6 rank 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 Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

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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