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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,378 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,250 and $23,768 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Cornell University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 3 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UD Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Montclair State University is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 8 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Montclair State University

#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Syracuse Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at New York University

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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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