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2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,179 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,644 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 39 degrees and certificates were awarded to general family and consumer sciences students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #143 most popular major in the state.

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 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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Texas 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.

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 General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Texas

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

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

$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Stephen F Austin State University to be the best value school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $10,600 per year.

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$8,637 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TSU are $8,637 a year.

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#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX
$11,299 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Texas list. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PVAMU are $11,299 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oklahoma 4
New Mexico 5

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

Majors Similar to Consumer Science

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 3 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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