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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Ranked Colleges
2,122 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,504 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,200 and $17,995 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,122 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and human 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 family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 54 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wyoming is $8,231 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Wyoming Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 316 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $8,834 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 137 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Utah is $11,511 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 381 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $11,831 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 60 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of Idaho is $10,877 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8 in overall quality

Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 189 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, USU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $10,643 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9 in overall quality

Weber State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 83 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, WSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $9,790 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend WSU.

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#8

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#5 in overall quality

Montana State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 215 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $15,706 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Montana State University.

Full Montana State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#9

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#10 in overall quality

Southern Utah University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Utah University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Utah University is $11,779 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southern Utah University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Johnson & Wales University - Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Denver also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $23,662 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend JWU Denver.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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