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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$14,174 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,119 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 39 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Virginia ranking.

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

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Virginia rankings.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 40
Florida 119
North Carolina 131
Tennessee 84
Georgia 135
South Carolina 79
Louisiana 3
West Virginia 1
Kentucky 23
Arkansas 58
Alabama 293

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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