by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Studies Major for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 83 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 24 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family studies degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Shasta College landed the #3 spot on the list. Shasta College is a medium-sized school located in Redding, California that handed out 16 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Joaquin Delta College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vincennes University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate. Vincennes University is a public institution located in Vincennes, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
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Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Western Nebraska Community College is a small school located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska that handed out 1 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Antelope Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large school located in Lancaster, California that handed out 1 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Antelope Valley College Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
With a ranking of #9, Chaffey College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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Santa Ana College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Santa Ana, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SAC Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report
Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Mt. San Antonio College is a large school located in Walnut, California that handed out 0 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Long Beach City College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 2 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saddleback College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate list. Mission Viejo, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Allan Hancock College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Allan Hancock College is a public institution located in Santa Maria, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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American Samoa Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Family Studies Major for an Associate list. Located in PagoPago, , this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s family studies students in 2020-2021.
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