by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 83 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major list. AWC is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 22 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full AWC Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shasta College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major list. Shasta College is located in Redding, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nebraska Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major list. WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Joaquin Delta College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major list. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at San Joaquin Delta College
South Plains College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major ranking, coming in at #6. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at South Plains College
Vincennes University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major list. Vincennes University is a public institution located in Vincennes, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Vincennes University
Antelope Valley College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major list. Antelope Valley College is a public institution located in Lancaster, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Antelope Valley College
Saddleback College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major ranking. Saddleback College is a fairly large school located in Mission Viejo, California that handed out 0 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Saddleback College
Santa Ana College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major ranking. This large school is located in Santa Ana, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Santa Ana College
Orange Coast College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major ranking, coming in at #9. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Orange Coast College
Chaffey College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major ranking. Chaffey College is a fairly large school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California that handed out 0 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major ranking, coming in at #9. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major ranking. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Mt. San Antonio College Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
With a ranking of #9, Long Beach City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Long Beach City College
Allan Hancock College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major ranking. Santa Maria, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Allan Hancock College
American Samoa Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family Studies Major ranking. ASCC is located in PagoPago, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
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