2024 Best Colleges for Family and Consumer Economics

SUMMARY

A degree in Family and Consumer Economics is a valuable choice and usually a critical first step for undergraduates wanting to pursue a career as a marketing communications writer, a consumer economics analyst, or an account executive. In fact, family and consumer economics is an uncommon major ranking as the 186th most popular degree. Last academic year, there were 1,301 family and consumer economics degrees conferred. In-state tuition at public institutions is, on average, Infinity times more costly than their private equivalents.

With just 35 universities offering this degree you could have a more finite list of the institutions that will have an option for you. If you're looking to surround yourself with other family and consumer economics majors, look at colleges in Arizona which have the most undergrads admitted to family and consumer economics annually. Zooming out, the best region to major in family and consumer economics is in the Southwest region with Arizona State University-Tempe, Texas Tech University, and Arizona State University-Skysong best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick for the top conference to study family and consumer economics is the Pacific-12 Conference with Arizona State University-Tempe, University of Utah, and Arizona State University-Skysong representing the conference. From our extensive list of the best colleges, our choice for the best college for family and consumer economics is University of Georgia.

The objectively 'best' school does not mean it is the best school for every student. There might be a bunch more facets to weigh when choosing ​university. Stuff like campus amenities, transportation services, and food would modify your decision of which college to attend. At Authority, we have evaluated the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you want to know which family and consumer economics college is home to the top campus, the winner is Arizona State University-Tempe. If, for example, you are primarily interested in which university is home to the top campus, then we have a whole page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through student reviews, professor reviews, government databases, and more in order to compare every U.S. major in an unbiased and informative way. Here you can explore our well researched list for the universities with the best student life&nbspand our selection for the university with the best student life for family and consumer economics is University of Georgia. Are you curious why? Continue reading to learn more about Authority's top choices. Many of our decisions will probably shock you.

If expense is a primary deciding factor in your choice of where you attend school, you might consider avoiding University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities&nbspis the most expensive university for family and consumer economics, at least for out of state enrollment. We have an entire page for the most expensive&nbspcolleges that might put the cost at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities&nbspinto perspective. For more context, you could want to know that family and consumer economics is the 302nd most expensive major in America, with an average expense of $23,600. To zoom out a little, the most expensive state for family and consumer economics in the nation is Minnesota with costs at the main university, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, of $31,616. To zoom out even further, the most expensive region for family and consumer economics is unfortunately unavailable due to missing data.

Our cheapest region for family and consumer economics is the Far West region which is represented by Ashford University with a cost of $11,640. On the bright side, the most affordable school for family and consumer economics is South Dakota State University. Authority.org's entire list of the most affordable schools can be found here.

In-state students can anticipate paying about $10,300 for a degree in family and consumer economics. The price decreases substantially to an average of $24,700 for the out-of-state public-school undergrad. On that note, our choice for the college representing the best value for family and consumer economics: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. On this page you can see our comprehensive list on the universities we see as being the best value&nbspoverall. Bear in mind, this list is based on the assumption that you are an out-of-state student. A discussion of value changes when in-state tuition costs are considered, but we do not know where you live (and are not trying to collect that kind of data).

Earnings for family and consumer economics students vary a lot, but within two years finishing the degree students will typically earn around $69,000. While there can be much variation in pay; top positions can make up to $127,300. Right out of school, the minimum earning jobs within the family and consumer economics field earn $38,000, which is an alright wage. The top earning grads for family and consumer economics attended University of Minnesota-Twin Cities&nbspand if you are looking for colleges with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The overall diversity of family and consumer economics sits decent, falling within the 52nd percentile of all majors. The university with the most composite diversity for family and consumer economics is Arizona State University-Skysong&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list of the universities which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of Family and Consumer Economics ranks only within the 95th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is even lower in the 51st percentile. White students make up the largest share, 62%, of students majoring in family and consumer economics. Additionally, 72% of undergrads seeking a family and consumer economics major are women.

The median score of family and consumer economics' professors is 4.2 stars, a rating that is 5% better than the median score across all majors; this is a good ranking. If you want to find the most popular family and consumer economics instructor in the country, look no further than Larry Miller from Foothill College. It might be shocking, but the top rated instructors of family and consumer economics according to students are found at Foothill College. If we consider data beyond simply rankings it becomes clear that the school possessing comprehensively the best professors for family and consumer economics is University of Nebraska-Lincoln. One will find more detail on our evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, along with some of the best examples of instructors in the U.S.

Finally, the hardest college to get into for family and consumer economics is University of Georgia. While we do not necessarily see the value in it, we have a general list of the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we hope you believe that approaching university with context primarily built on superlatives might create problems. We at Authority encourage you to look at some of our more nuanced pages on different colleges and read a few of our helpful background pages on important details to think about as you continue your college search.