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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Louisiana

4 Colleges
$25,767 Avg Salary
$31,143 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You

With 76 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general family and consumer sciences is the #96 most popular major in Louisiana.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Louisiana to see which 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.

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

Our analysis found Southeastern Louisiana University to be the most popular school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Southeastern is a large public school located in the small city of Hammond.

On average, consumer science graduates from Southeastern take out $24,744 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, consumer science graduates from Southern University and A & M College carry an average student debt load of $42,500.

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#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

The excellent programs at Nicholls State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general family and consumer sciences schools in Louisiana. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

On average, consumer science graduates from Nicholls State University take out $32,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

The average amount in student loans that consumer science majors at NSU take out is $34,067.

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Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools 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
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 4 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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