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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,323 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,262 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in Connecticut for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Post University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,458 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Post University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Post University Report

#1

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Goodwin College the best value school in Connecticut for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Goodwin are $21,188 per year.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Goodwin College

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 94
Maine 90
Rhode Island 497
Massachusetts 445
Vermont 24

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

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.

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