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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #22 most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#1

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Our analysis found Pacific Oaks College to be the best school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the # 3 spot on the list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#10

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,196
Washington 412
Oregon 637
Hawaii 93
Nevada 175
Alaska 29

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 10 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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