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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

12 Colleges
$31,284 Avg Salary
$19,742 Avg Student Debt

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #27 most popular major in the country with 3,692 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

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 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

#1

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Our analysis found Pacific Oaks College to be the best school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 184
Washington 37
Oregon 102
Nevada 10
Hawaii 1

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 12 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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