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

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the New England 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

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Bridgeport the most popular school in the New England Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

Of the 86 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UBridgeport, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Simmons University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 97% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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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#4

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New England is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#5

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Framingham State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the New England Region . Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.

Women make up 94% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #7, Tufts University 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 suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 14% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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 suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly 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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#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #8, University of Maine 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 suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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With a ranking of #10, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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 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 14 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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