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

6 Colleges
$33,892 Avg Salary
$29,776 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 68 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota.

Our analysis found Concordia University, Saint Paul to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 97
Missouri 80
Iowa 52
North Dakota 29
Nebraska 75
South Dakota 33

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 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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