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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 116 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree 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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize 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

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the United States. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

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#8

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Iowa State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State 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 Master’s Degree Schools list. The Erikson Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#11

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #11, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#12

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#13

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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With a ranking of #15, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#16

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#17

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large 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 Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 University of Georgia Athens, GA
19 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
20 Illinois State University Normal, IL
21 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
22 Concordia University, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
23 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ

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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