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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family, consumer and human sciences was ranked #27 in the country. In fact 3,692 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#2

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Saint Elizabeth is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 5% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at IUP, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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#6

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

With a ranking of #6, Cedar Crest College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Cedar Crest, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

About 79% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#8

Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#9

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Lehman, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#10

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 159
Pennsylvania 104
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 28 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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