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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$34,993 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,243 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family, consumer and human sciences was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 3,692 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for family, consumer and human sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Erikson Institute the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. The Erikson Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The Erikson Institute graduate students pay an average of $20,588 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Case Western graduate students pay an average of $49,398 in tuition and fees each year.

Case Western also claimed a spot on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Case Western Reserve University Report

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 183
Indiana 7
Ohio 102
Wisconsin 43
Michigan 89

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58
Housing 54
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 8

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

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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