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2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools

24 Colleges
$30,445 Avg Salary
$27,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 368 people earned a degree or certificate in general family and consumer sciences, making the major the #199 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the United States

Check out the consumer science programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general family and consumer sciences schools in the United States. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best schools for general family and consumer sciences students. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Illinois State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools ranking. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general family and consumer sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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General Family & Consumer Sciences by Region

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New England
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 7 majors within the area of study, general family and consumer sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Consumer Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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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