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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2 Colleges
$31,199 Avg Salary
$25,537 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 497 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Providence the best school in Rhode Island for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 94
Maine 90
Massachusetts 445
Connecticut 593
Vermont 24

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

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 2 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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