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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$26,402 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,243 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 55,820 people earned a degree or certificate in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the #22 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Erikson Institute the best value school in the United States for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. The Erikson Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Erikson Institute are $20,588 per year.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.

Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech 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 United States. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in the United States. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, K -State also is in the top 20% of our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.

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#8

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate family, consumer and human sciences programs. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.

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Iowa State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UNA graduate students pay an average of $13,860 in tuition and fees each year.

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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