2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Texas, there were 3,445 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 2 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in Texas

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#2

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

Full TWU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

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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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