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

16 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, 408 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Minnesota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Minneapolis Community and Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 88% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand associate degree programs at Saint Paul College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Minnesota. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

About 97% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 16 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public college with a small student population.

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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Rochester Community and Technical College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Pine Technical & Community College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Pine City, Pine Technical & Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd 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 #8 on the list. Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

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With a ranking of #8, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a small public school located in the town of Cloquet.

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With a ranking of #10, Northwest Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. NTC is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 305
Iowa 435
South Dakota 162
Missouri 584
Nebraska 513
North Dakota 239

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 16 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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