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

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

With 27 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #23 most popular major in Rhode Island.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which graduate certificate 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.

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 Rhode Island.

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the most popular school in Rhode Island for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

Women make up 67% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Rhode Island College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Online is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Johnson & Wales University - Online

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Rhode Island

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 110
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

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 3 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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