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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Connecticut

6 Colleges
$33,376 Avg Salary
$28,586 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #20 most popular major in Connecticut with 105 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Connecticut 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

Our analysis found University of Bridgeport to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

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#2

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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#5

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in Connecticut. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular family, consumer and human sciences programs. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 110
Rhode Island 27
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 6 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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