2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 1,894 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,733 and $23,832 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Tufts

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Full University of Connecticut Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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