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Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #22 most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 doctor's degree.

#1

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Fielding Graduate University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

About 89% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

About 83% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 4 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UC Davis, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

With a ranking of #6, University of Oregon did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,196
Washington 412
Oregon 637
Hawaii 93
Nevada 175
Alaska 29

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

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 8 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.

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