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

26 Colleges
$31,284 Avg Salary
$19,742 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

#1

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Our analysis found Pacific Oaks College to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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#4

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fielding Graduate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The excellent programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Oregon Health & Science University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.

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Central Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular family, consumer and human sciences programs. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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 schools 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 26 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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