2024 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region
5Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
204Consumer Science Degrees Awarded
$35,646Avg Early-Career Salary
General Family & Consumer Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #168 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for general family & consumer sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 204 degrees in general family & consumer sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great General Family & Consumer Sciences School
Your choice of general family & consumer sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Family & Consumer Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings by Degree Level
The consumer science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the consumer science degree levels they offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Consumer Science
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general family & consumer sciences. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 general family & consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Illinois State University if you want to pursue a degree in general family & consumer sciences. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. This university ranks 8th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 57 general family & consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year. Those general family & consumer sciences students who get their degree from Illinois State University earn $5,570 more than the average consumer science student.
Eastern Illinois University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general family & consumer sciences. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 51st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 71 general family & consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent data year. After graduating, consumer science degree recipients usually earn around $34,725 in their early careers.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general family & consumer sciences. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 9 general family & consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.
Miami University - Oxford is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general family & consumer sciences. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 general family & consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 general family & consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of general family & consumer sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Family & Consumer Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
