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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in West Virginia

10 Colleges
$23,704 Avg Salary
$26,926 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 331 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in West Virginia to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at American Military University take out is $27,568.

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The excellent programs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in West Virginia. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the small suburb of Parkersburg.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at WVU take out is $25,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $531.

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The excellent programs at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in West Virginia. Southern is a small public school located in the town of Mount Gay.

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Out of the 10 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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New River Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. New River Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Beaver.

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Davis & Elkins College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in West Virginia ranking. D&E is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Elkins.

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in West Virginia ranking. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

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#9

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Shepherd University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the rural area of Moorefield, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 745
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 10 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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