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2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$42,243 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family, consumer and human sciences was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 55,820 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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#2

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Elizabethtown College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online family, consumer and human sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 356
Pennsylvania 716
New York 1,456
Maryland 421
Delaware 101
District of Columbia 84

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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 3 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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