2026 Best Value Lactation Consultant Master’s Degree Schools
[Lactation Consultant](/majors/health-care-professions/allied-health-medical-assisting-services/lactation-consultant/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools to find the best return on investment for lactation consultant students.
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2026 Best Value Lactation Consultant Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the lactation consultant degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Lactation Consultant Schools
Drexel University tops our 2026 list of the best value lactation consultant schools in the United States. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $62,412. Lactation Consultant graduates carry a median of $28,838 in student loans. Early-career lactation consultant graduates make about $100,471. That is a strong return on a $28,838 median debt. Drexel University admits about 79% of applicants.
Other Lactation Consultant Degree Levels
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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 · 7 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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