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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in North Carolina

52 Colleges
$31,710 Avg Salary
$26,800 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 745 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 52 schools in North Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Greensboro the most popular school in North Carolina for family, consumer and human sciences students. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at UNC Greensboro take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $241, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from ECU take out $26,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $257.

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#3

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanly Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

While working on their degree, family, consumer and human sciences majors at North Carolina Central University accumulate an average of around $37,839 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $154.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from JWU Charlotte take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $436, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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Appalachian State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors at Appalachian State take out an average of $20,767 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Wake Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at Wake Technical Community College take out is $21,227.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

After completing their degree, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from NC A&T carry an average student debt load of $30,937. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $108, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 331
South Carolina 518
Florida 833
Virginia 1,110
Arkansas 425
Mississippi 538
Louisiana 439
Alabama 1,424
Kentucky 414
Georgia 896
Tennessee 680

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 26 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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