2025 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in family, consumer & human sciences, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #25 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of family, consumer & human sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 281 master's degrees in family, consumer & human sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to family, consumer & human sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other family, consumer & human sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt family, consumer & human sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized family, consumer & human sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for family, consumer & human sciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

1

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. IUP is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Indiana.More information about a master’s in family, consumer & human sciences from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

2

Towson University
Towson, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Towson University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Towson is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Towson.More information about a master’s in family, consumer & human sciences from Towson University

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer & human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	116
Pennsylvania	34	87
New Jersey	32	39
Maryland	32	20
District of Columbia	32	55
Delaware	24	11

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	233
Human Development & Family Studies	38
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other)	6
Human Sciences Business Services	4

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	6,974
Communication & Journalism	3,412
English Language & Literature	1,490
Theology & Religious Vocations	1,368
Philosophy & Religious Studies	1,070
History	710
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	690
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	455
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	433

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute. More about our data sources and methodologies.