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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

119 Colleges
$31,354 Avg Salary
$23,570 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,692 people earned a degree or certificate in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the #27 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools ranking. This report analyzed 119 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the United States

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

#1

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific Oaks College the best school in the United States for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the city of Pasadena, Pacific Oaks College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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The excellent programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the United States. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Central Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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#8

American University

Washington, DC

American University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Erikson Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools list. The Erikson Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #11, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#12

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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#14

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#15

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#17

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
19 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
20 Illinois State University Normal, IL
21 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
22 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
23 University of Georgia Athens, GA

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58
Housing 54
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

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