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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor'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.

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 in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Our analysis found Fielding Graduate University to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Women make up 83% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle 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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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

With a ranking of #6, University of Oregon 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 medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa 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 #6 on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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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 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 8 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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