2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences
98
Ranked Colleges
2,446
Degrees Awarded
$28,435
Avg Salary
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 “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 168th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,446 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 98 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful general family and consumer sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 25 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s. CSULB is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 445 bachelors’s 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%.
Full California State University - Long Beach General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 252 bachelors’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas Tech University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 182 bachelors’s degrees 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 more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at CSUN
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 164 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Montana State University
Out of the 98 schools in the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
The University of Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 123 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at UA
North Carolina Central University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina Central University
California State University - Sacramento ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. California State University - Sacramento is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 70 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Sacramento
With a ranking of #9, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. Tennessee Technological University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Tennessee Technological University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Southeast Missouri State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Southeast Missouri State University
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 48 bachelors’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%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Minnesota State Mankato
Eastern Illinois University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. EIU is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at EIU
With a ranking of #13, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Louisiana University General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Queens College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full QC General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UK General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Jacksonville State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Jacksonville State University
University of Central Arkansas landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at UCA
South Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. South Carolina State University is a public institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at South Carolina State University
University of Wyoming came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees 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 full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at UW
With a ranking of #20, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s 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
North Carolina A & T State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at NC A&T
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Tennessee - Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at UT Martin
Miami University - Oxford ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Miami University - Oxford General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UNM General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
With a ranking of #25, University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major for a Bachelor’s list. UMES is a small school located in Princess Anne, Maryland that handed out 21 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at UMES
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