2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
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Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 180th most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,825 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 68 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
QC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend QC is $3,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 184 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Northridge is $8,414 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 506 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.
CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,622 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend California State University - Long Beach.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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Out of the 68 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the #4 spot on the list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 136 students in 2019-2020.
Sac State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Sacramento is $9,979 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,464 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid per year to attend California State University - Fresno.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wyoming did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 54 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend UW.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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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East Central University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. East Central University is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $10,334 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 232 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,571 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #9, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 9 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,986 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid per year to attend Purdue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Purdue Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Iowa State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $15,496 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $18,023 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid per year to attend UT Austin.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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SUNY Oneonta ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Oneonta, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oneonta also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,470 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid per year to attend SUNY Oneonta.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Eastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Charleston, Illinois, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
EIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,607 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid per year to attend Eastern Illinois University.
Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 43 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Louisiana University is $12,171 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 60 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,221 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend Minnesota State Mankato.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 102 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,723 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.
Full SFASU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
San Francisco State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. San Francisco State University is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid list, SFSU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Francisco State University is $15,113 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid.
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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $9,617 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid per year to attend TWU.
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North Carolina A & T State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 31 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend NC A&T.
With a ranking of #20, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,668 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Colorado State Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Northeastern State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,994 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend Northeastern State University.
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Pittsburg State University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,436 for Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend Pittsburg State University.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.
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With a ranking of #24, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 68 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.
With a ranking of #25, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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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- 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%.
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