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2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

21 Colleges
$31,284 Avg Salary
$19,742 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Fresno Pacific University to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at Fresno Pacific take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Merced College

Merced, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Merced College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent online programs at Academy of Art 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 . Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Academy of Art University take out $25,419 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $859.

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#5

Taft College

Taft, CA

The excellent online programs at Taft College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Taft College is a small public school located in the town of Taft.

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Lane Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best family, consumer and human sciences programs. Compton College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Compton.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

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Hope International University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Hope is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Hope take out $30,238 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

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Explore the most popular online family, consumer and human sciences schools 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

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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

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 21 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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