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2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$31,453 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

Family & Consumer Economics is the #218 most popular major in the country with 251 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for consumer economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Family & Consumer Economics

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the best value school for family and consumer economics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family and consumer economics schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at University of Arizona

Family & Consumer Economics by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Family & Consumer Economics is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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