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2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$28,264 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,753 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for consumer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for consumer science majors pursuing a .

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Family & Consumer Sciences

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

BYU also took the #3 spot in our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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The excellent programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general family and consumer sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 per year.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Montana State University

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general family and consumer sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 8
Idaho 0
Montana 12
Wyoming 0

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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.

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