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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$18,390 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,376 Avg Salary

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #19 most popular major in Connecticut with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Connecticut 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.

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. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges.

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

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT
$15,458 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Post University to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Post University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,458 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Post University carry an average student debtload of $40,548.

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#2

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT
$21,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goodwin College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Connecticut list. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

Goodwin undergraduate students pay an average of $21,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at Goodwin take out an average of $26,866 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

UCONN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at UCONN take out is $24,145. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $376.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 94
Maine 90
Rhode Island 497
Massachusetts 445
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 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.

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