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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Utah State University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Women make up 50% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Utah Report

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 503
Utah 985
Montana 203
Idaho 621
Wyoming 32

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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