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2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$19,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,080 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general family and consumer sciences was ranked #171 in the country. In fact 2,906 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for consumer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Family & Consumer Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at EIU are $21,407 per year.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University Report

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 32
Illinois 130
Indiana 10
Wisconsin 26

One of 7 majors within the area of study, general family and consumer sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

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.

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