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Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges
$43,080 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master'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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the consumer science majors at the school.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at Central Washington University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in consumer science at CSUN, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Northridge Report

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Francisco 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 Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at San Francisco State University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Long Beach

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general family and consumer sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 764
Washington 15

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 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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