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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

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

In 2020-2021, 497 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island 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 University of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

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

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 42% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Online is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 94
Maine 90
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 4 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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