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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 74% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at BYU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

Women make up 33% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #8, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Northern Colorado 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 Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 16
Colorado 94
Montana 12
Idaho 1
Wyoming 3

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 11 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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