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2023 Most Popular Online General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools

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

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 Most Popular Online General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online consumer science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 2 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 2 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 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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