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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family and consumer economics was ranked #210 in the country. In fact 1,454 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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. 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.

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

Check out the consumer economics programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Family & Consumer Economics School

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, OH

62 Degrees

Top 15% in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$35,019 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for family and consumer economics students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $35,019 in tuition and fees each year. Consumer Economics majors at Ohio State take out an average of $23,125 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $278.

Ohio State also claimed a spot on our Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Family & Consumer Economics at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

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Majors Related to Consumer Economics

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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