2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region
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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #27 most popular major in the country with 3,692 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England 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 New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges.
Top New England Region Schools in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the best school in the New England Region for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the # 3 spot on the list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.
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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
With a ranking of #6, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.
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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 110 |
| Rhode Island | 27 |
| Connecticut | 105 |
| New Hampshire | 10 |
| Maine | 34 |
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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
| 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 8 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).
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