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

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

With 716 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #30 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the most popular school in Pennsylvania for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cedar Crest College is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Allentown.

About 85% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#4

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chatham University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 356
New York 1,456
Maryland 421
Delaware 101
District of Columbia 84

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 5 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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