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2026 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[General Family & Consumer Sciences](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/general-family-consumer-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools to find the best return on investment for general family & consumer sciences students.

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• Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2026 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general family & consumer sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools

1

University Of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD

$9,076 In-State Tuition & Fees

$28,000 Avg Student Debt

$47,697 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in general family & consumer sciences, no school beat University Of Maryland Eastern Shore this year. Set in the town of Princess Anne, University Of Maryland Eastern Shore is a mid-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $9,076, while out-of-state students pay about $20,122. Students borrow a median of $28,000 to complete the general family & consumer sciences program here. General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates of University Of Maryland Eastern Shore earn a median of $37,301 early in their careers. Set against $28,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Maryland Eastern Shore admits about 96% of applicants.

2

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

$8,229 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,000 Avg Student Debt

$50,698 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in general family & consumer sciences will find it at Morgan State University, which ranked #2. Morgan State University is a large public school located in the city of Baltimore. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,229, compared with $19,124 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $31,000 to complete the general family & consumer sciences program here. Early-career general family & consumer sciences graduates make about $31,331. That is a strong return on a $31,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 82%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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 · 9 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.