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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family, consumer and human sciences was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 55,820 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 300
Michigan 962
Ohio 1,024
Illinois 957
Wisconsin 360

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 5 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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