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2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$31,090 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,123 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family and consumer economics was ranked #218 in the country. In fact 251 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Colleges.

Best Family & Consumer Economics School

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our analysis found The University of Alabama to be the best value school for family and consumer economics students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA are $31,090 per year.

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Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best family and consumer economics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 31

More Family & Consumer Economics Rankings in the Southeast Region

One of 7 majors within the area of study, family and consumer economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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