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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 180th most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 119 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Queens, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

QC also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Queens College is $7,222 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #2 spot on the list. Oneonta, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oneonta also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Oneonta is $17,789 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Montclair State University is $19,523 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Princess Anne, Maryland, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMES, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMES is $19,076 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 18 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Morgan State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Morgan State is $18,991 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

IUP also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for IUP is $22,689 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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