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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
278 Degrees Awarded
$30,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 278 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer and human sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 29 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

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#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #7 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

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#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Framingham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, Framingham State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Framingham State are $17,280.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Framingham State University

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 4 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Simmons University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Simmons University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 39 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Bridgeport did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 73 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Bridgeport are $21,686.

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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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