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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges
$27,799 Avg Salary
$24,581 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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.

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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a .

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Our analysis found Harcum College to be the best school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Harcum College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr.

On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Harcum College take out $24,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Messiah University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at Messiah take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

The excellent programs at Berks Technical Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Berks Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wyomissing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at IUP take out is $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $278, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Temple carry an average student debtload of $27,273.

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Community College of Allegheny County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from CCAC carry an average student debtload of $8,981.

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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 6 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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