2026 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Virginia
[General Family & Consumer Sciences](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/general-family-consumer-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value general family & consumer sciences schools.
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2026 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Virginia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general family & consumer sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools
Bridgewater College earned the #1 spot for value among general family & consumer sciences schools in Virginia. Set in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater College is a small private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $16,090. General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates carry a median of $26,500 in student loans. Early-career general family & consumer sciences graduates make about $34,466. That is a strong return on a $26,500 median debt. Roughly 92% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #2 makes Liberty University one of the best values for general family & consumer sciences. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $16,173 in tuition and fees. General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates carry a median of $27,414 in student loans. General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates of Liberty University earn a median of $45,877 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,414 median debt. The acceptance rate is 99%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools 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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