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

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #102 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the most popular for general family and consumer sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 98 bachelor's degrees in general family and consumer sciences to qualified students.

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

The consumer science bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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 Tennessee ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general family and consumer sciences students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view 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 Tennessee

The following list ranks 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

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN

64 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TN

$26,600 Median Salary

Tennessee Technological University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Tennessee.

There were approximately 64 general family and consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent data year.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the consumer science program earn around $26,600 for their early career.

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2

The University of Tennessee - Martin
Martin, TN

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Tennessee - Martin if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences. UT Martin is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Martin. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Tennessee.

There were about 22 general family and consumer sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Martin in the most recent data year.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the consumer science program make an average of $24,000 for their early career.

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3

Union University
Jackson, TN

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences needs to check out Union University. Union is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jackson.

There were roughly 5 general family and consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at Union in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Christian Brothers University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Memphis.

There were roughly 5 general family and consumer sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Christian Brothers in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, TN

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Jefferson City.

There were about 1 general family and consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at Carson - Newman in the most recent data year.

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5

Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TN

FHU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Henderson. 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 Tennessee. More information about a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences from Freed-Hardeman University

7

Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN

Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. More information about a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences from Lipscomb University

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	30
North Carolina	207	133
Virginia	206	24
South Carolina	188	42
Alabama	183	238
Kentucky	177	37
Arkansas	164	107
Louisiana	163	133
Mississippi	158	45
West Virginia	142	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Consumer Science

One of 7 majors within the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences area of study, General Family & Consumer Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Consumer Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	176
Family & Consumer Economics	120
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	44
Textile & Apparel Studies	22

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.