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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges
$23,956 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences School for You

With 17 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general family and consumer sciences is the #213 most popular major in Virginia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Bridgewater College the most popular school in Virginia for general family and consumer sciences students. Bridgewater is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bridgewater.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large 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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 13
North Carolina 134
Florida 5
Tennessee 112
Kentucky 40
South Carolina 36
Louisiana 76
Arkansas 66
Alabama 303
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 2 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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