2025 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in general family & consumer sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #176 out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general family & consumer sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 46 master's degrees in general family & consumer sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general family & consumer sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general family & consumer sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general family & consumer sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general family & consumer sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general family & consumer sciences students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general family & consumer sciences.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Consumer Science

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

12 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general family & consumer sciences. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a master’s in general family & consumer sciences from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

26 Annual Graduates

$49,757 Median Starting Salary

Eastern Illinois University is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in general family & consumer sciences. Located in the remote town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Those general family & consumer sciences students who get their master's degree from Eastern Illinois University receive $3,036 more than the typical consumer science student.

More information about a master’s in general family & consumer sciences from Eastern Illinois University

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general family & consumer sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	54
Ohio	207	0
Wisconsin	173	21

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General Family & Consumer Sciences Related Rankings by Major

General Family & Consumer Sciences is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Consumer Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	46

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	151
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	94
Human Sciences Business Services	9
Textile & Apparel Studies	2

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.