2026 Best Value Human Sciences Business Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[Human Sciences Business Services](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-sciences-business-services/) 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 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for human sciences business services students.
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2026 Best Value Human Sciences Business Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in human sciences business services, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Human Sciences Business Services Schools
Our analysis ranked Purdue University Main Campus the best value for a degree in human sciences business services in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,992, while out-of-state students pay about $28,794. Students borrow a median of $19,500 to complete the human sciences business services program here. Human Sciences Business Services graduates of Purdue University Main Campus earn a median of $40,999 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $19,500 median debt. Purdue University Main Campus admits about 50% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 3 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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