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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Maine

3 Colleges
$28,757 Avg Salary
$25,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School for You

With 90 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #25 most popular major in Maine.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maine.

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the most popular school in Maine for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at UMaine take out an average of $25,624 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

#2

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New England is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 94
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 3 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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