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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Family & Consumer Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in the United States. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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General Family & Consumer Sciences by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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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 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

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