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2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$22,331 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general family and consumer sciences was ranked #199 in the country. In fact 368 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. 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.

The Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for consumer science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the consumer science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Family & Consumer Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Southwest Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general family and consumer sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNM graduate students pay an average of $20,487 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general family and consumer sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 39
Oklahoma 4
New Mexico 5

General Family & Consumer Sciences 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
Family & Consumer Economics 251
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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