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2021 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

39 Colleges
2,304 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,553 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 2,304 people earned their bachelor's in general family & consumer sciences, making the major the #127 most popular in the United States.

For this year's Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a bachelor's in consumer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family & consumer sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family & consumer sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

Check out the consumer science programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Eastern Illinois University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general family & consumer sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at EIU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences ranking.

About 2.4% of EIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,449 students take at least one class online at EIU. About 3,894 of the students at EIU are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Alabama. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population. UA not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences list.

About 1.2% of UA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,339 students at UA that take at least one class online. 6,421 of UA students are attending part time.

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Illinois State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal. Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences list.

The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.

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San Francisco State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco. SFSU also made our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,034 part time students in attendance at SFSU.

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Our rankings recognize Texas Tech University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. Texas Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences list.

About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.

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SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general family & consumer sciences schools for non-traditional students. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta. SUNY Oneonta not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences list.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Oneonta is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,933 students at SUNY Oneonta that take at least one class online. About 513 of the students at SUNY Oneonta are attending part time.

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Stephen F Austin State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 6,979 students take at least one class online at SFASU. About 3,007 of the students at SFASU are attending part time.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general family & consumer sciences schools for non-traditional students. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to South Carolina State University. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.

There are approximately 999 students at South Carolina State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 346 part time students in attendance at South Carolina State University.

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California State University - Long Beach earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population. CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 24,806 students at CSULB that take at least one class online. 8,046 students are part time.

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General Family & Consumer Sciences by Region

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One of 8 majors within the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences area of study, General Family & Consumer Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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