2026 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Mississippi

General Family & Consumer Sciences programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their general family & consumer sciences programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general family & consumer sciences students pursuing a degree.

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• Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Mississippi

Best Schools for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Mississippi

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general family & consumer sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in General Family & Consumer Sciences

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Delta State University
Cleveland, MS

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

19 General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Awarded

$28,918 Median Starting Salary

Delta State University tops our 2026 ranking of the best general family & consumer sciences schools. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a mid-sized public university. Delta State University graduates 48% of students within six years. About 19 general family & consumer sciences degrees were awarded at Delta State University in the most recent year. General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates of Delta State University earn a median of $28,918 early in their careers. Delta State University graduates carry a median of $26,979 in student loans. More information about a degree in general family & consumer sciences from Delta State University

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Awarded

$34,214 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College one of the top schools for general family & consumer sciences. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a large public university. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College awarded about 28 general family & consumer sciences degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general family & consumer sciences program make about $34,214 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $11,653 to complete this degree. Read more about the general family & consumer sciences program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.