2026 Best Value Business Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

[Business Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-sciences-business-services/business-family-and-consumer-sciences-human-sciences/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for business family & consumer sciences/human sciences students.
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2026 Best Value Business Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the business family & consumer sciences/human sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Business Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Schools
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earned the #1 spot for value among business family & consumer sciences/human sciences schools in the Southeast Region. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,948, compared with $37,764 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for business family & consumer sciences/human sciences graduates is $22,875. Soon after graduation, business family & consumer sciences/human sciences degree recipients from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University generally make around $43,603. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 55% 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 · 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.