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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

In 2020-2021, 445 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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

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
Connecticut	593
Vermont	24

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.