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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences, making the major the 143rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,585 and had an average of $25,171 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 119 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,640 and $23,488 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general family and consumer sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Queens College

Queens, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Queens, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

QC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend QC is $1,255 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

Full QC General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#2

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oneonta. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Oneonta, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oneonta also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $11,106 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at SUNY Oneonta

#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montclair State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Montclair State University is $13,072 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Montclair State University

#4

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

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 Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMES is a public institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMES has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $13,973 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full University of Maryland Eastern Shore General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Morgan State is $14,297 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Morgan State University

#5 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend IUP is $18,177 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at 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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