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2023 Most Popular Online General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

5 Colleges
$27,635 Avg Salary
$31,435 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges.

#1

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Our analysis found Jacksonville State University to be the most popular school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southeast Region . Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Jacksonville.

While working on their degree, consumer science majors at Jacksonville State University accumulate an average of around $30,750 in student debt.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

The average amount in student loans that consumer science majors at Nicholls State University take out is $32,000.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. NSU is a large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

While working on their degree, consumer science majors at NSU accumulate an average of around $34,067 in student debt.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

While working on their degree, consumer science majors at UK accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Explore the most popular online general family and consumer sciences colleges 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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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