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

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$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 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular online school in the United States for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small 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

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Clemson University 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 suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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Out of the 20 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

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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 city of Memphis.

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

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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#8

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate family, consumer and human sciences programs. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

About 50% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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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.

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