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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 56,273 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,378 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,250 and $23,768 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 3 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students list, UD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #5 spot on the list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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