2026 Best Value Other Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region
[Other Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/other-family-consumer-human-sciences/family-and-consumer-sciences-human-sciences-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other family & consumer sciences/human sciences education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for other family & consumer sciences/human sciences students.
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2026 Best Value Other Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other family & consumer sciences/human sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Schools
For return on investment in other family & consumer sciences/human sciences, no school beat Auburn University this year. Set in the city of Auburn, Auburn University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $12,890 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $34,922. Other Family & Consumer Sciences/human Sciences graduates carry a median of $22,803 in student loans. Other Family & Consumer Sciences/human Sciences graduates of Auburn University earn a median of $55,422 early in their careers. Set against $22,803 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 46%.
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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 · 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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