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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

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$43,080 Avg Salary

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

General Family & Consumer Sciences is the #52 most popular major in Alabama with 303 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alabama to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the consumer science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alabama.

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our analysis found The University of Alabama to be the most popular school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

Women make up 62% of the consumer science majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama A & M University landed the # 2 spot on the list. AAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Normal.

Women make up 75% of the consumer science majors at the school.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Alabama A & M University

#3

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Jacksonville State University is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 3 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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