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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$14,696 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,123 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #24 most popular major in Illinois with 957 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which master'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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Illinois State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Northern Illinois University Report

#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EIU are $10,640 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

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#5

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Erikson Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in Illinois. The Erikson Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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Benedictine University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Benedictine U are $19,640 per year.

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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $16,162 per year.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 300
Michigan 962
Ohio 1,024
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

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 8 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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