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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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

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 Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 76 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in the United States for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 54 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Portland State University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Syracuse, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#6

Towson University

Towson, MD

With a ranking of #6, Towson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

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#6

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Erikson Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. The Erikson Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#10

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

Bluffton University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Bluffton is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bluffton.

Of the 8 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Bluffton, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UNC Greensboro, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Auburn University Auburn, AL
13 University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT
13 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
13 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
13 Arcadia University Glenside, PA
13 Iowa State University Ames, IA
13 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 28 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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