by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” 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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 782 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 13 masters’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Central Washington University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at San Francisco State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 0 masters’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 445 diplomas to qualified masters’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full CSULB Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
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