by our College Data Analytics Team
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 for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 55,820 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,538 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,128 and $19,331 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 133 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The family, consumer & human sciences 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree family, consumer & human sciences students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Blackfeet Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Browning, Montana, and it awarded 3 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. North Idaho College is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 8 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Idaho State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 11 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Denver came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Community College of Denver is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 4 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Wyoming College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Salt Lake Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 4 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northeastern Junior College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NJC is a small public school situated in Sterling, Colorado. It awarded 0 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school awarded 64 degrees to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students 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%.
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Southern Utah University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 85 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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With a ranking of #11, Arapahoe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Littleton, Colorado. It awarded 37 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Aims Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Aims Community College is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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