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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

14 Colleges
$22,262 Avg Salary
$16,945 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree School for You

With 716 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #30 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Harcum College the most popular school in Pennsylvania for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. Harcum College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.

Women make up 96% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Community College of Allegheny County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 96% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Luzerne County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Luzerne County Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#4

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Lackawanna College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

About 94% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 6% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reading Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Reading, RACC is a public college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

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#8

Keystone College

La Plume, PA

Keystone College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the suburb of La Plume, Keystone College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Keystone College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania Highlands is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

Berks Technical Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Berks Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wyomissing.

Women make up 80% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 14 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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