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

9 Colleges
$34,782 Avg Salary
$24,277 Avg Student Debt

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #25 most popular major in Illinois with 183 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Erikson Institute the most popular school in Illinois for family, consumer and human sciences students. The Erikson Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Illinois list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular family, consumer and human sciences programs. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 7
Ohio 102
Wisconsin 43
Michigan 89

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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