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 Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,906 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 204 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Eastern Illinois University is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 ’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Eastern Illinois University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Illinois State University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #3 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Miami University - Oxford
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #4 spot on the list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 5 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Vincennes University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 32 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UW - Madison Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Olivet Nazarene University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bourbonnais, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s family studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Olivet Nazarene Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at WIU
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Lancaster is a public institution located in Lancaster, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at OHIO Lancaster
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Chillicothe, Ohio, and it awarded 0 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is a small school located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio that handed out 0 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OHIO Eastern Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a small public school situated in Zanesville, Ohio. It awarded 0 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Zanesville Campus Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Madonna
Bradley University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bradley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Bradley
Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. OHIO Southern is a small school located in Ironton, Ohio that handed out 0 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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