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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 $75-$110k” 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 $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

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 Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’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 Tufts University are $55,168.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. 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 $75-$110k list. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed 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 University of Maine are $28,352.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Maine

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #3 spot on the 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Framingham State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Framingham State is a small school located in Framingham, Massachusetts that handed out 17 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Framingham State also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Framingham State University are $17,280, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. 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 $75-$110k. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 39 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Simmons has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut 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 $75-$110k list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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 $75-$110k list. Durham, New Hampshire 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 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

University of Bridgeport ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 73 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, UBridgeport has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Bridgeport Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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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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