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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$12,987 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,678 Avg Salary

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #23 most popular major in Maryland with 421 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value programs for family, consumer and human sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Maryland

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

$6,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Prince George’s Community College to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

PGCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,562 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Bowie State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at Bowie State University take out an average of $30,441 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year. On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from UMCP take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $214.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Maryland list.

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#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD
$8,008 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $8,008 per year. On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Morgan State take out $34,769 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $10,464 per year. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at Towson take out an average of $25,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$8,724 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the town of Princess Anne, UMES is a public school with a small student population.

UMES undergraduate students pay an average of $8,724 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from UMES take out $29,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD
$38,168 Average Tuition & Fees

Stevenson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value family, consumer and human sciences programs. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.

Stevenson undergraduate students pay an average of $38,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at Stevenson take out is $27,110. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $577, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 356
Pennsylvania 716
New York 1,456
Delaware 101
District of Columbia 84

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 7 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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