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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Kentucky

3 Colleges
$25,509 Avg Salary
$26,711 Avg Student Debt

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

With 414 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #23 most popular major in Kentucky.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from UK take out $25,747 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $204, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

While working on their degree, family, consumer and human sciences majors at WKU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 745
West Virginia 331
Florida 833
Virginia 1,110
Arkansas 425
Mississippi 538
South Carolina 518
Louisiana 439
Alabama 1,424
Georgia 896
Tennessee 680

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 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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