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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$45,123 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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 master's degree 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 working on their master’s degree. The Erikson Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 91% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 9% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Of the 31 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Illinois State, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Illinois. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 96% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 4% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Benedictine University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. 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 places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 11 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UIC, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

About 90% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

About 75% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 20% are male.

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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.

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