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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 180th most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Oneonta. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Oneonta, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oneonta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Oneonta Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#2

Queens College

Queens, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Queens College is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

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 yearly cost to attend QC is $3,067 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students.

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%.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at QC

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

UMES not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMES is $16,980 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students.

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.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is $22,448 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students.

Full IUP Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Morgan State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 18 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morgan State University is $17,619 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Morgan State University

#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Montclair State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montclair State University is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State University is $18,034 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Montclair State University

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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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