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2027 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Maryland

[General Family & Consumer Sciences](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/general-family-consumer-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general family & consumer sciences students.

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• Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Maryland

2027 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Maryland

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general family & consumer sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools

1

University Of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD

$9,076 In-State Tuition & Fees

$28,000 Avg Student Debt

$47,697 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in general family & consumer sciences, no school beat University Of Maryland Eastern Shore this year. University Of Maryland Eastern Shore is a mid-sized public school located in the town of Princess Anne. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,076, compared with $20,122 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general family & consumer sciences graduates is $28,000. General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates of University Of Maryland Eastern Shore earn a median of $37,301 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 96%.

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Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

$8,229 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,000 Avg Student Debt

$50,698 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in general family & consumer sciences will find it at Morgan State University, which ranked #2. Morgan State University is a large public school located in the city of Baltimore. In-state tuition and fees average $8,229, with out-of-state students paying around $19,124. Students borrow a median of $31,000 to complete the general family & consumer sciences program here. Early-career general family & consumer sciences graduates make about $31,331. Set against $31,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 82%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.