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Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

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

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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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #20 most popular major in Iowa with 435 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 9% are male.

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

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

Women make up 91% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 63% are male.

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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
Minnesota 408
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 3 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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