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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$45,123 Avg Salary

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #24 most popular major in Illinois with 957 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found Erikson Institute to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. The Erikson Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

About 87% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 28 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at NLU, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 96% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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Northern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Women make up 90% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Women make up 75% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 300
Michigan 962
Ohio 1,024
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

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 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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