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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southeast region, there were 15,063 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,715 and $25,496 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer and human 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 family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 6 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 8 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 12 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Georgia

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Virginia Tech

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

Clemson also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Clemson

#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Mississippi State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Mississippi State

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 4 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’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 Kentucky are $33,216.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at UK

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students with aid list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at UT Knoxville

#8 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Louisiana State University

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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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