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2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges
$28,435 Avg Salary
$27,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general family and consumer sciences was ranked #171 in the country. In fact 2,906 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Family & Consumer Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Consumer Science majors at Illinois State take out an average of $21,237 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

The average amount in student loans that consumer science majors at EIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,554. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $148, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general family and consumer sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general family and consumer sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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Western Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general family and consumer sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 32
Illinois 130
Indiana 10
Wisconsin 26

One of 7 majors within the area of study, general family and consumer sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

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