2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,273 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. 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 New Jersey, there were 541 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,833 and $28,006 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in New Jersey

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 27 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State University are $18,972.

Full Montclair State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#2

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$18,734 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Making $0-$30k list. CSE is a small school located in Morristown, New Jersey that handed out 44 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CSE also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at College of Saint Elizabeth are $18,734.

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

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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