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2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,569 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,616 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You

General Family & Consumer Sciences is the #72 most popular major in Arkansas with 11 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Arkansas to see which 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 Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in General Family & Consumer Sciences

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.

UARK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Arkansas list.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Arkansas Report

$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCA are $9,563 a year.

UCA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Arkansas list.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Central Arkansas

Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 5
North Carolina 30
Tennessee 10
Kentucky 2
Alabama 102
Mississippi 0

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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