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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major

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Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,354 and had an average of $23,570 in loans still to pay off.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 954 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in family, consumer and human sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for family, consumer & human sciences students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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Beverly Hills Design Institute
Beverly Hills, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beverly Hills Design Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major. BHDI is a small private for-profit school situated in Beverly Hills, California. It awarded 1 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Beverly Hills Design Institute Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific Oaks College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 137 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington University of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full HUHS Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Erikson Institute
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 954 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Erikson Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. Erikson Institute is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 46 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Erikson Institute Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Amridge University
Montgomery, Alabama

Out of the 954 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Amridge University landed the #5 spot on the list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Amridge University

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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking. JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 73 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Shorter College
N Little Rock, Arkansas

Shorter College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #7. Shorter College is located in N Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online
Providence, Rhode Island

Johnson & Wales University - Online ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major list. JWU Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 79 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Union Institute & University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 53 degrees to qualified ’s family, consumer and human sciences 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California

Fresno Pacific University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major list. Fresno Pacific University is located in Fresno, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 167 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Fresno Pacific

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Antioch University - Midwest
Yellow Springs, Ohio

Antioch University - Midwest came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking. Yellow Springs, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Antioch University - Midwest

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Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

Post University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 242 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 171 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Point University
West Point, Georgia

Point University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major list. Point University is located in West Point, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

Full Point University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, New Jersey

College of Saint Elizabeth came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking. College of Saint Elizabeth is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Morristown, New Jersey. It awarded 38 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full College of Saint Elizabeth Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

South Carolina State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 40 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at South Carolina State University

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Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, South Dakota

Sisseton Wahpeton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Sisseton, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full Sisseton Wahpeton College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Miles College
Fairfield, Alabama

Miles College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Fairfield, Alabama, and it awarded 18 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, California

Fielding Graduate University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #19. Fielding is a small school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 30 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Missouri

Lincoln University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified ’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, Virginia

With a ranking of #21, Southern Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major list. Southern Virginia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buena Vista, Virginia. It awarded 17 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Harcum College
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Harcum College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking. Harcum College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina

With a ranking of #23, Benedict College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major list. Benedict College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

With a ranking of #24, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 793 diplomas to qualified ’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full UA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major ranking. Framingham State University is a small public school situated in Framingham, Massachusetts. It awarded 98 ’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full Framingham State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Mayville State University
Mayville, North Dakota
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Converse College
Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Taft College
Taft, California
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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts
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Voorhees College
Denmark, South Carolina
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Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California
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North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina
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Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
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Woodland Community College
Woodland, California
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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
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Southern Wesleyan University
Central, South Carolina
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Amberton University
Garland, Texas
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Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
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Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Eastern Shore Community College Melfa, VA
52 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
53 Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree, SC
54 Canada College Redwood City, CA
55 Missouri State University - West Plains West Plains, MO
56 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
57 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
58 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
59 SUNY Schenectady County Community College Schenectady, NY
60 Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA
61 SUNY Empire State College Saratoga Springs, NY
62 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
63 Porterville College Porterville, CA
64 Hope International University Fullerton, CA
65 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
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66 Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC
67 Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus Ruidoso, NM
68 Bluffton University Bluffton, OH
69 Barstow Community College Barstow, CA
70 Stephens College Columbia, MO
71 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
72 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
73 Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA
74 Corning Community College Corning, NY
75 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
76 Baker College Owosso, MI
77 National Louis University Chicago, IL
78 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA
79 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
80 Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA
81 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK
82 Grambling State University Grambling, LA
83 Paul D Camp Community College Franklin, VA
84 H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, AL
85 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
86 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
87 Whittier College Whittier, CA
88 Bowie State University Bowie, MD
89 North Shore Community College Danvers, MA
90 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD
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91 West Shore Community College Scottville, MI
92 Carl Albert State College Poteau, OK
93 Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Big Spring, TX
94 Blackfeet Community College Browning, MT
95 Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS
96 Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA
97 College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
98 Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA
99 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
100 Mills College Oakland, CA
101 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
102 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
103 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
104 Yuba College Marysville, CA
105 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA
106 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
107 Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA
108 Compton College Compton, CA
109 SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY
110 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR
111 Denmark Technical College Denmark, SC
112 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
113 Samford University Birmingham, AL
114 Concordia University, Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN
115 Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA
Rank College Location
116 University of Houston Houston, TX
117 University of Georgia Athens, GA
118 Great Lakes Christian College Lansing, MI
119 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
120 SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY
121 East Central Community College Decatur, MS
122 Iowa State University Ames, IA
123 Mendocino College Ukiah, CA
124 Reading Area Community College Reading, PA
125 Skyline College San Bruno, CA
126 Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY
127 University of La Verne La Verne, CA
128 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY
129 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Indiana, PA
130 Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ
131 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
132 Keystone College La Plume, PA
133 University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL
134 Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK
135 Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA
136 Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY
137 Connecticut College New London, CT
138 Columbia College Sonora, CA
139 Lackawanna College Scranton, PA
139 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX
Rank College Location
141 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
142 Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT
143 San Diego Christian College Santee, CA
144 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI

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