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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 180th most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 119 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/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 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the #1 spot on the list. QC is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at QC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $3,067 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend QC.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oneonta. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. SUNY Oneonta is a public institution located in Oneonta, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oneonta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at SUNY Oneonta

#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Montclair State is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 1 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid list, Montclair State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State University is $18,034 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a small public school situated in Princess Anne, Maryland. It awarded 36 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid list, UMES has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,980 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend UMES.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at UMES

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Morgan State is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

Morgan State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Morgan State is $17,619 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.

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#5 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. IUP is a fairly large public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,448 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid per year to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

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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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