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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Family & Consumer Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in the United States for general family and consumer sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Southwest
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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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