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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$18,559 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,199 Avg Salary

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #24 most popular major in Illinois with 957 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Illinois 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Illinois University the best value school in Illinois for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EIU are $12,297 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Illinois State is ranked #5 for overall quality for family, consumer and human sciences in Illinois.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIC are $15,603 a year.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIU are $14,738 a year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year.

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Benedictine University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Benedictine U are $32,280 per year.

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#10

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #10, Bradley 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 city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bradley are $36,360 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bradley also is in the top 20% of our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 300
Michigan 962
Ohio 1,024
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

Majors Similar 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 10 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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