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

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.

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 college 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Post University is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the 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

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Goodwin College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Goodwin are $21,188 per year.

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#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Framingham State are $17,460 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tufts also is in the top 15% of our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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University of Rhode Island ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $33,354 per year.

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University of Connecticut ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year.

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University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $43,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small 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

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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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