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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Washington

5 Colleges
$35,733 Avg Salary
$21,185 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #25 most popular major in Washington.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Washington to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the most popular school in Washington for family, consumer and human sciences students. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Washington State University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Eastern Washington University Report

#3

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bastyr University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the suburb of Kenmore, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Bastyr University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 184
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

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 5 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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