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2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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$42,243 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular online school in the United States for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 68% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 20 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 15% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UNC Greensboro, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

About 50% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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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 20 schools only.

  • 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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