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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree 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.

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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree 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 master’s 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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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant 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

Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the # 3 spot on the list. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree 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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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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University of Nevada - Reno 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. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Northridge 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 large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#10

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 10 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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