2024 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in North Carolina

General Family & Consumer Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #168 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for general family & consumer sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 134 degrees in general family & consumer sciences to qualified students.

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Pick Your General Family & Consumer Sciences Degree Level

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 the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in North Carolina. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Family & Consumer Sciences in North Carolina

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the consumer science degree levels they offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Consumer Science

1

North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

104 Consumer Science Degrees Awarded

$32,762 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat North Carolina Central University if you wish to pursue a degree in general family & consumer sciences. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Degree recipients from the general family & consumer sciences degree program at North Carolina Central University get $4,670 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in general family & consumer sciences from North Carolina Central University

2

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

$18,753 Median Starting Salary

$30,623 Median Student Debt

North Carolina A & T State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general family & consumer sciences. NC A&T is a fairly large public university located in the city of Greensboro.

Students who graduate with their degree from the consumer science program state that they receive average early career earnings of $18,753.

More information about a degree in general family & consumer sciences from North Carolina A & T State University

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	13
Florida	282	5
Virginia	274	17
Tennessee	269	112
South Carolina	248	36
Kentucky	244	38
Louisiana	242	76
Mississippi	234	55
Arkansas	234	66
Alabama	233	303
West Virginia	207	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Consumer Science

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

Consumer Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	134

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Most Popular Majors Related to Consumer Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	1,049
Textile & Apparel Studies	158
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	155

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

More about our data sources and methodologies.