2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Illinois

A bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #102 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for general family and consumer sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 91 bachelor's degrees in general family and consumer sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Family & Consumer Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in consumer science matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Illinois ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for general family and consumer sciences, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general family and consumer sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Family & Consumer Sciences in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Consumer Science Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

64 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Eastern Illinois University is a popular choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Illinois.

There were about 64 general family and consumer sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the consumer science program make around $27,300 in their early career salary.

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2

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Illinois State University is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Illinois.

There were roughly 22 general family and consumer sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.

General Family & Consumer Sciences bachelor's degree recipients from Illinois State University earn a boost of about $3,967 above the typical earnings of general family and consumer sciences graduates.

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3

Bradley University
Peoria, IL

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences needs to check out Bradley University. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Illinois.

There were approximately 2 general family and consumer sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.

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3

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Olivet Nazarene University is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Illinois.

There were roughly 2 general family and consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at Olivet Nazarene in the most recent data year.

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Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

$28,200 Median Salary

Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Illinois.

There were roughly 1 general family and consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at WIU in the most recent year we have data available.

Soon after graduating, consumer science bachelor's recipients generally earn around $28,200 in their early careers.

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Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	255	2
Ohio	246	15
Indiana	227	4

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General Family & Consumer Sciences Related Rankings by Major

General Family & Consumer Sciences is one of 7 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Consumer Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	352
Textile & Apparel Studies	54
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	25
Human Sciences Business Services	5

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.