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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major” 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 328 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general family and consumer sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The consumer science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 30 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina Central University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. Eastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 98 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major. Martin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Tennessee - Martin General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking, coming in at #6. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 31 masters’s consumer science degrees 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 General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Prairie View A & M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Normal, Alabama, and it awarded 4 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Central Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Washington University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Montana State University
University of Central Arkansas ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. University of Central Arkansas is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Central Arkansas
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking, coming in at #13. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Texas Southern University
Iowa State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 14 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Iowa State
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
With a ranking of #16, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 10 students 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%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Northridge
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking, coming in at #17. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Brigham Young University - Provo General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking, coming in at #19. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 5 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Arkansas
Lamar University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Lamar University
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking, coming in at #21. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 1 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at San Francisco State University
Jacksonville State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 38 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Jacksonville State University
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking, coming in at #22. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at OHIO Athens
Utah State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 1 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at USU
With a ranking of #22, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking, coming in at #22. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Mississippi State
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s consumer science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at UW Seattle
With a ranking of #22, Delaware State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. Delaware State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 0 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Delaware State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
With a ranking of #22, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 445 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Wyoming ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 28 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Oswego came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized school located in Oswego, New York that handed out 0 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at SUNY Oswego
With a ranking of #22, University at Albany did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. University at Albany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 0 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at UAlbany
Sam Houston State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Sam Houston State University
Idaho State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 0 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Montclair State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major ranking. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Montclair State
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