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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

66 Colleges
$31,199 Avg Salary
$25,537 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

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 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 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 66 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 66 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Of the 172 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Wayne State, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

About 96% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 4% are male.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Central Michigan University Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Women make up 95% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Michigan State University Report

With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at OHIO Athens, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Kent State University at Kent landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Of the 96 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Kent State, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Women make up 95% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Northern Illinois University Report

#9

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.

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

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Baker College Report

Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Women make up 93% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Illinois State University Normal, IL
13 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 300
Michigan 962
Ohio 1,024
Illinois 957
Wisconsin 360

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 25 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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