2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in Alabama

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Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Alabama, there were 303 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 102 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in Alabama for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences.

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Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in Alabama for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree family studies students.

Top 3 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in Alabama

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 overall quality in Alabama

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in Alabama for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Full UA Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

2

Alabama A & M University
Normal, Alabama

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in Alabama for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama A & M University landed the #2 spot on the list. Alabama A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Normal, Alabama. It awarded 4 masters’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full AAMU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

3

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama

#16 overall quality in Alabama

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in Alabama for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 38 masters’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Jacksonville State University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

• Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Southeast Region
• Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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