2026 Best Value Lactation Consultant Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Lactation Consultant](/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-medical-assisting-services/lactation-consultant/) 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 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for lactation consultant students.
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2026 Best Value Lactation Consultant Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in lactation consultant, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Lactation Consultant Schools
Henry Ford Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value lactation consultant schools in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the city of Dearborn, Henry Ford Community College is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $3,568, compared with $7,816 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for lactation consultant graduates is $19,750. Soon after graduation, lactation consultant degree recipients from Henry Ford Community College generally make around $17,369. That is a strong return on a $19,750 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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 1 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).
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