2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Great Lakes Region

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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 Great Lakes region, there were 197 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$11,069 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Illinois State Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 12 masters’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW - Madison Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$20,761 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Eastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Eastern Illinois University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

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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