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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region

18 Colleges
$33,701 Avg Salary
$23,974 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region .

#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. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Simmons University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the New England Region . URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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#4

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#6

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.

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#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 New England region.

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 18 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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