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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region 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

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Simmons University the most popular school in the New England Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the # 4 spot on the list. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

About 67% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

With a ranking of #6, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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#6

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University 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. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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University of Rhode Island landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate family, consumer and human sciences programs. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Rhode Island Report

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 9 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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