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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #23 most popular major in Maryland with 421 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maryland to see which undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Montgomery College the most popular school in Maryland for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Montgomery College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Rockville.

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#2

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Baltimore City Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frederick Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Carroll Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Westminster.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Prince George’s Community College is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, MD

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Chesapeake College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in Maryland. Chesapeake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wye Mills.

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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
Pennsylvania 716
New York 1,456
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

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 7 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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