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2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

20 Colleges
$42,243 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 20 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Clemson, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

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California University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate family, consumer and human sciences programs. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at OSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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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 20 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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