by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Family & Consumer Economics is the 211th most popular major in the country with 1,335 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , family & consumer economics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,903 and had an average of $23,078 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 0 family & consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,193 and $21,691 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family & consumer economics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in family & consumer economics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region consumer economics students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 0 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer economics students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buffalo State. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 0 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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