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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
426 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 426 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Montclair State University is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 27 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students list, IUP has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Towson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

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#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Morristown, New Jersey, and it awarded 44 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CSE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. 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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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#4 in overall quality

University of Delaware ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#9 in overall quality

Brooklyn College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 23 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students list, Brooklyn College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Lehman College

Bronx, New York
#10 in overall quality

Lehman College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lehman College is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 13 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehman College are $21,000.

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#9

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

American University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

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#10

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 75 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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