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

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #150 out of 326 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for general family and consumer sciences students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 44 master's degrees in general family and consumer sciences to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

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. 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 Illinois

Below you'll see a list of 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

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences has to check out Eastern Illinois University. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Illinois.

Students who graduate with their master's from the consumer science program state that they receive average early career income of $34,800.

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

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Illinois State University
Normal, IL

19 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Illinois State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general family and consumer sciences. Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general family and consumer sciences in Illinois. More information about a master’s in general family and consumer sciences from Illinois State University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Consumer Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	106
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	32

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.