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 “Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 908 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,799 and $24,581 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, 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 Cedar Crest College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Cedar Crest is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chatham University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. Chatham is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 38 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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