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2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in General Family & Consumer Sciences

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Alabama the best school in the Southeast Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general family and consumer sciences schools in the Southeast Region . UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Martin is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Martin.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina Central University is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Alabama A & M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Normal, AAMU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 13
Virginia 17
North Carolina 134
Florida 5
Tennessee 112
Kentucky 40
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 76
Arkansas 66
Alabama 303
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 2

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 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).
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