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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$34,993 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,243 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Erikson Institute the best value school in the Great Lakes Region 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 city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Erikson Institute are $20,588 a year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Erikson Institute Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 per year.

Michigan State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Michigan State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Case Western graduate students pay an average of $49,398 in tuition and fees each year.

Case Western also claimed a spot on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 300
Michigan 962
Ohio 1,024
Illinois 957
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

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 3 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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