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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges
$42,243 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Simmons University to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#2

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 2 spot on the list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

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Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Rhode Island College Report

#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Of the 2 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UMaine, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Rhode Island Report

#6

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public college with a small student population.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Johnson & Wales University - Online Report

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 94
Maine 90
Rhode Island 497
Massachusetts 445
Connecticut 593
Vermont 24

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 9 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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