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Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 331 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in West Virginia for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

About 92% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 8% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in West Virginia. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the suburb of Parkersburg.

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Out of the 7 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southern is a small public school located in the town of Mount Gay.

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Out of the 7 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, New River Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. New River Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Beaver.

Of the 6 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at New River Community and Technical College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

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Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Moorefield, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 745
Mississippi 538
South Carolina 518
Florida 833
Virginia 1,110
Arkansas 425
Alabama 1,424
Kentucky 414
Georgia 896
Tennessee 680
Louisiana 439

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 7 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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