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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$43,080 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree School for You

General Family & Consumer Sciences is the #199 most popular major in the country with 368 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

Check out the consumer science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in consumer science at the school are women while 8% are male.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Central Washington University

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the consumer science majors at the school.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Northridge

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at San Francisco State University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Long Beach Report

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general family and consumer sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 11
Washington 13

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

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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