2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Great Lakes 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 4 schools in the Great Lakes 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 56 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 Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes 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

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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#2 Best Quality In IL

Eastern Illinois University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master'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. 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 Illinois.

There were approximately 25 general family and consumer sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent year we have data available.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the consumer science program earn around $34,800 in the first couple years of their career.

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

2

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

19 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

Illinois State University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Illinois State is a very 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 master's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Illinois.

There were about 19 general family and consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.

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

3

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WI

#1 Best Quality In WI

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. 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 Wisconsin.

There were about 12 general family and consumer sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general family and consumer sciences from University of Wisconsin - Madison

4

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

#1 Most Popular In OH

Ohio University - Athens Campus is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in general family and consumer sciences from Ohio University - Athens Campus

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	219	35
Ohio	195	0
Indiana	181	0
Wisconsin	166	11

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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	177
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	124
Textile & Apparel Studies	9
Human Sciences Business Services	4

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.