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

4 Colleges in the United States
35 General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Awarded
$34,316 Avg Early-Career Salary

General Family & Consumer Sciences programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their general family & consumer sciences programs.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 9 schools to find the best for general family & consumer sciences students.

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

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general family & consumer sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in General Family & Consumer Sciences

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Our analysis ranked Morgan State University the best school in the country for a degree in general family & consumer sciences. Morgan State University is a large public school located in the city of Baltimore. Roughly 41% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 16 general family & consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their general family & consumer sciences degree from Morgan State University earn around $31,331 in the first couple years of their career. Morgan State University graduates carry a median of $31,000 in student loans. See the full general family & consumer sciences program report for Morgan State University

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University Of Maryland Eastern Shore is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general family & consumer sciences, landing the #2 spot this year. This mid-sized public university is located in the town of Princess Anne. The six-year graduation rate is 35%. About 19 general family & consumer sciences degrees were awarded at University Of Maryland Eastern Shore in the most recent year. Students who receive their general family & consumer sciences degree from University Of Maryland Eastern Shore earn around $37,301 in the first couple years of their career. University Of Maryland Eastern Shore graduates carry a median of $28,000 in student loans. See the full general family & consumer sciences program report for University Of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 9 schools evaluated.

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