2026 Best Value General Housing & Human Environments Schools in Ohio
[General Housing & Human Environments](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-environments-housing/housing-and-human-environments-general/) 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.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general housing & human environments students.
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2026 Best Value General Housing & Human Environments Schools in Ohio
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general housing & human environments, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Housing & Human Environments Schools
Leading the list is Ohio University Main Campus, our #1 best value for general housing & human environments in Ohio. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $14,158, with out-of-state students paying around $24,838. General Housing & Human Environments graduates carry a median of $25,683 in student loans. Early-career general housing & human environments graduates make about $38,637. That is a strong return on a $25,683 median debt. Roughly 85% of applicants are accepted.
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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 · 6 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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