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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

37 Colleges
$24,691 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 3,692 people earned a degree or certificate in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the #27 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for family, consumer and human sciences 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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the 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 graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 10% of our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences by Region

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Southwest
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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58
Housing 54
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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