2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Far Western US Region

General Family & Consumer Sciences isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #150 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for general family and consumer sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 master'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 Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in consumer science matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general family and consumer sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences.

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

1

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

#1 Best Quality In WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Central Washington University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences. CWU is a large public university located in the town of Ellensburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Washington.

There were approximately 13 general family and consumer sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general family and consumer sciences from Central Washington University

2

California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

California State University - Northridge is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences. CSUN is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Northridge. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in California.

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

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the consumer science program make an average of $44,900 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in general family and consumer sciences from California State University - Northridge

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences has to check out San Francisco State University. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in California.

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

More information about a master’s in general family and consumer sciences from San Francisco State University

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California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

#3 Most Popular In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California State University - Long Beach if you want to pursue a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in general family and consumer sciences from California State University - Long Beach

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

#2 Most Popular In WA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences needs to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. More information about a master’s in general family and consumer sciences from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Washington State University
Pullman, WA

#2 Most Popular In WA

Washington State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman. More information about a master’s in general family and consumer sciences from Washington State University

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	244	21
Washington	184	8

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	174
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	38
Textile & Apparel Studies	20

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.