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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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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, 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia 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.

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

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 bachelor’s degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Of the 142 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at American Military University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Davis & Elkins College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in West Virginia. D&E is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Elkins.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Davis & Elkins College Report

#4

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Shepherd University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a 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
South Carolina 518
Florida 833
Virginia 1,110
Arkansas 425
Mississippi 538
Louisiana 439
Alabama 1,424
Kentucky 414
Georgia 896
Tennessee 680

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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