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2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Southeast region, there were 1,028 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,981 and $27,329 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 264 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 193 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

UT Martin also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Martin are $16,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Martin

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 9 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 33 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

North Carolina Central University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University are $20,595, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Carolina Central University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#6

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

Alabama A & M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Alabama A & M University is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

AAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AAMU are $21,574, 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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