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2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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In 2020-2021, 55,820 people earned a degree or certificate in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the #22 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online family, consumer and human sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the United States for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 91% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 9% are male.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

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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.

  • 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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