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

25 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the New England 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large 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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Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 171 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at JWU Providence, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 170 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UCONN, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#4

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Merrimack College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the New England Region . Merrimack is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Andover.

Of the 110 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Merrimack, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#5

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Framingham State, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 30% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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#8

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

Of the 77 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Post University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#9

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Of the 47 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UMaine, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #10, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

About 79% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 94
Maine 90
Rhode Island 497
Massachusetts 445
Connecticut 593
Vermont 24

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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