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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

34 Colleges
$21,189 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,199 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family, consumer and human sciences was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 55,820 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for family, consumer and human sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Baker College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baker College are $12,420 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLU are $14,169 per year.

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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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at EIU are $14,551 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WMU are $16,768 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Union Institute & University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union are $17,141 per year.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stout are $17,820 per year.

UW - Stout excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,297 a year.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 300
Michigan 962
Ohio 1,024
Illinois 957
Wisconsin 360

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 25 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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