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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$14,147 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 #23 most popular major in Maryland with 421 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Our analysis found Bowie State University to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Bowie State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year.

UMCP not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan State are $8,008 a year.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $10,464 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the town of Princess Anne, UMES is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMES are $8,724 per year.

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#6

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

Stevenson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stevenson are $38,168 per year.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 356
Pennsylvania 716
New York 1,456
Delaware 101
District of Columbia 84

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 6 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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