2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree School for You
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #19 most popular major in Connecticut with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for family, consumer and human sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Our analysis found Post University to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Post University are $15,458 a year.
Post University also took the #1 spot in our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.
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Our analysis found Goodwin College to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in Connecticut. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Goodwin are $21,188 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 94 |
| Maine | 90 |
| Rhode Island | 497 |
| Massachusetts | 445 |
| Vermont | 24 |
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Majors Related to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Development & Family Studies | 42,112 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 4,858 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 3,313 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 2,906 |
| Family & Consumer Economics | 1,454 |
| Human Sciences Business Services | 704 |
| Housing | 302 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) | 158 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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.