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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
251 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Far Western US 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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 251 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #10 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 13 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 8 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 1 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

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#6

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Central Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976.

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

Oregon State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

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#8

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of La Verne did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in La Verne, California, and it awarded 43 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ULV also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of La Verne are $14,526, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11 in overall quality

The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Arizona Global Campus are $14,664, 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%.

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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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