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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor'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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 36% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Women make up 80% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Of the 3 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Michigan State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 300
Michigan 962
Ohio 1,024
Illinois 957
Wisconsin 360

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 7 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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