2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,273 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. 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 Far Western US region, there were 17,821 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,626 and $22,877 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer and human sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 4 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#5 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 2 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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