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2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$25,777 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,646 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general family and consumer sciences was ranked #199 in the country. In fact 368 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for consumer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Family & Consumer Sciences

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year.

Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University Report

The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general family and consumer sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL
$14,551 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great value for general family and consumer sciences students. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

EIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,551 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general family and consumer sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 54
Ohio 0
Wisconsin 26

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General Family & Consumer Sciences is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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.

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