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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in the United States for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Iowa State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Ohio State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 14 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at TWU, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at K -State, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 64% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 11 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Capella University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

About 70% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#9

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Fielding Graduate University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences by Region

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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 25 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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