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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges
$22,262 Avg Salary
$16,945 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree School for You

With 716 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #30 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Harcum College the best school in Pennsylvania for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. Harcum College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr.

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#2

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Berks Technical Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. Berks Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wyomissing.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Community College of Allegheny County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 356
New York 1,456
Maryland 421
Delaware 101
District of Columbia 84

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704
Housing 302
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 158

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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