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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges
$35,646 Avg Salary
$28,535 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general family and consumer sciences was ranked #199 in the country. In fact 368 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the most popular school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University Report

The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general family and consumer sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general family and consumer sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 54
Ohio 0
Wisconsin 26

General Family & Consumer Sciences is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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