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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$35,381 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the New England 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 New England Region

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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Online the best value school in the New England Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

JWU Online undergraduate students pay an average of $13,365 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

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

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#3

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Goodwin College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Goodwin undergraduate students pay an average of $21,188 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Framingham State are $17,460 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $35,950 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tufts are $63,000 a year.

Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

URI undergraduate students pay an average of $33,354 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $41,192 per year.

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#9

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #9, University of Vermont 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 small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVM are $43,890 per year.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $37,202 per year.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 94
Maine 90
Rhode Island 497
Massachusetts 445
Connecticut 593
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 12 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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