Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools

5 Colleges

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,454 people earned a degree or certificate in family and consumer economics, making the major the #210 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family & Consumer Economics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for consumer economics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular school in the United States for family and consumer economics students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Of the 30 students majoring in consumer economics at K -State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read More…

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Full Family & Consumer Economics at South Dakota State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Read More…

#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Family & Consumer Economics at University of Utah Report

Family & Consumer Economics by Region

View the Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Family & Consumer Economics is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.