2026 Best Value Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Schools in Pennsylvania
[Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/family-and-consumer-sciences-home-economics-teacher-education/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for family & consumer sciences/home economics teacher education students.
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2026 Best Value Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Schools in Pennsylvania
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in family & consumer sciences/home economics teacher education, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Schools
Messiah College earned the #1 spot for value among family & consumer sciences/home economics teacher education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $42,240. Typical student debt for family & consumer sciences/home economics teacher education graduates is $27,000. Family & Consumer Sciences/home Economics Teacher Education graduates of Messiah College earn a median of $50,825 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 79%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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