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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$10,231 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,351 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You

With 375 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #25 most popular major in Texas.

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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas to see which 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 Schools in Texas

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best value school in Texas for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $11,852 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list.

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$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Stephen F Austin State University

$8,637 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list.

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$8,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TWU are $8,394 a year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Texas Woman’s University Report

#8

Prairie View A & M University

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

Prairie View A & M University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

PVAMU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,299 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Prairie View A & M University

#9

Baylor University

Waco, TX
$50,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Baylor undergraduate students pay an average of $50,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Baylor excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Texas list.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Baylor University

Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 222
Oklahoma 53
New Mexico 26

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 9 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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