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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree 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 4 schools in the New England Region 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.

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the most popular school in the New England Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Tufts, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 4 spot on the list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 110
Rhode Island 27
Connecticut 105
New Hampshire 10
Maine 34

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 4 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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