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2024 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Connecticut

3 Colleges in Connecticut
652 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$33,376 Avg Early-Career Salary
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #22 out of the 38 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 3 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for family, consumer & human sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 652 degrees in family, consumer & human sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Connecticut 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. For our Best Overall Family, Consumer & Human 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.

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
Doctor'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 Connecticut list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in Connecticut

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the family, consumer & human sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Connecticut Schools in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
177 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$32,092 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in family, consumer & human sciences has to look into University of Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 177 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCONN 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 $32,092 for their early career.

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Post University
Waterbury, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
242 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
37.6% Growth in Graduates

Post University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 242 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at Post University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the family, consumer & human sciences program state that they receive average early career income of $26,251.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
86 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
15.1% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Bridgeport if you wish to pursue a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bridgeport. This university ranks 24th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 86 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at UBridgeport in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the family, consumer & human sciences major at University of Bridgeport make $16,685 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 37 94
Maine 37 88
Rhode Island 37 494
Massachusetts 37 430
Vermont 34 24

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 540
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 112

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