by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science 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, making the major the 168th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,445 and had an average of $27,314 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 204 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,646 and $28,535 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 113 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general family and consumer sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree consumer science students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Illinois University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Miami University - Oxford
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Ohio University - Athens Campus
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bourbonnais, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s consumer science 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%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Olivet Nazarene University
Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 5 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus
Bradley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Bradley University
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a small school located in Lancaster, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Chillicothe is a public institution located in Chillicothe, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at OHIO Chillicothe
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Zanesville is a small school located in Zanesville, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Ohio University - Zanesville Campus
Ohio University - Eastern Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Eastern is a public institution located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at OHIO Eastern
Madonna University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Madonna University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Madonna University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Ohio University - Southern Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ironton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Southern Campus General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
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