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

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

With 104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #28 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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

#1

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

Our analysis found Arcadia University to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Elizabethtown College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 159
Maryland 33
New Jersey 43
District of Columbia 56
Delaware 12

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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