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2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools

64 Colleges
$30,445 Avg Salary
$27,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You

General Family & Consumer Sciences is the #171 most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the United States

Check out the consumer science programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the United States for general family and consumer sciences students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, consumer science majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $24,110 in student debt.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that consumer science majors at K -State take out is $23,125.

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The excellent programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general family and consumer sciences schools in the United States. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Consumer Science majors at Texas Tech take out an average of $26,225 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $303.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general family and consumer sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

On average, consumer science graduates from Illinois State take out $19,807 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

With a ranking of #7, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s best schools for general family and consumer sciences students. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, consumer science majors at UA accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $895, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for general family and consumer sciences students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

With a ranking of #10, SUNY Oneonta did quite well on this year’s best schools for general family and consumer sciences students. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

On average, consumer science graduates from SUNY Oneonta take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $348.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
12 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK

General Family & Consumer Sciences by Region

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

Majors Similar to Consumer Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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