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2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges
$31,905 Avg Salary
$24,389 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family, consumer and human sciences was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 3,692 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Elizabethtown College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Explore the most popular online family, consumer and human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 159
Pennsylvania 104
Maryland 33
New Jersey 43
District of Columbia 56
Delaware 12

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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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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