by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Tennessee” 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.
Across Tennessee, there were 859 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,012 and $23,886 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 138 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their family, consumer and human sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington University of Health Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Roane State Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Roane State Community College is a small public school situated in Harriman, Tennessee. It awarded 20 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 19 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full Cleveland State Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 14 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Volunteer State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee list. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 17 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Volunteer State Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Walters State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee list. This medium-sized school is located in Morristown, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeast State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee list. Blountville, Tennessee 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 10 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northeast State Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Dyersburg State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee list. Dyersburg State Community College is a public institution located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pellissippi State Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee list. Pellissippi State Community College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #11, Southwest Tennessee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee list. Southwest Tennessee Community College is located in Memphis, Tennessee 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.
Motlow State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #12. Motlow State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Tullahoma, Tennessee that handed out 4 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Motlow State Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #13. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 2 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Southern Adventist University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Miller-Motte College Chattanooga ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Tennessee list. Miller-Motte College Chattanooga is a small private for-profit school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 0 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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