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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$10,464 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,678 Avg Salary

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

With 33 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #28 most popular major in Maryland.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges.

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Towson University to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $10,464 per year.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Towson University

Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 159
Pennsylvania 104
New Jersey 43
District of Columbia 56
Delaware 12

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

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 values are for the top school 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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