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2024 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges in Pennsylvania
908 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$27,799 Avg Early-Career Salary
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #22 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of family, consumer & human sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 908 degrees in family, consumer & human sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania The family, consumer & human sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Bachelor's Degrees in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Master's Degrees in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of family, consumer & human sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
1.6% Growth in Graduates

Community College of Allegheny County is a good decision for students interested in a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 48th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 62 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at CCAC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the family, consumer & human sciences program earn an average of $25,309 for their early career.

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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
38.2% Growth in Graduates

Messiah University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #555 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Messiah is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year. Those family, consumer & human sciences students who get their degree from Messiah University earn $2,331 more than the average family, consumer & human sciences grad.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
87 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$35,935 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. IUP is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Indiana. This university ranks 49th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 87 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the family, consumer & human sciences program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus earn $8,136 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, PA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$26,709 Median Starting Salary
$24,750 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Harcum College if you wish to pursue a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Harcum College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr. This college ranks 56th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 27 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at Harcum College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the family, consumer & human sciences program earn an average of $26,709 for their early career.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$29,266 Median Starting Salary

Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 38 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the family, consumer & human sciences program report average early career income of $29,266.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 38 356
New York 38 1,423
Maryland 37 408
Delaware 33 101
District of Columbia 33 83

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 775
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 130
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2
Textile & Apparel Studies 1

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