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2025 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Maryland

2 Colleges in Maryland
30 Consumer Science Degrees Awarded
$35,479 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Family & Consumer Sciences isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #168 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 degrees in general family & consumer sciences annually.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Consumer Science

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Maryland

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the consumer science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maryland Schools in Consumer Science

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Any student pursuing a degree in general family & consumer sciences needs to take a look at Morgan State University. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore.

Soon after graduating, consumer science degree recipients generally make around $31,331 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in general family & consumer sciences from Morgan State University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$37,301 Median Starting Salary
$31,378 Median Student Debt

University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general family & consumer sciences. UMES is a small public university located in the town of Princess Anne.

Students who graduate with their degree from the consumer science program state that they receive average early career income of $37,301.

More information about a degree in general family & consumer sciences from University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 2
New York 333 53
New Jersey 273 1
Delaware 175 0

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One of 8 majors within the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences area of study, General Family & Consumer Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Consumer Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 30

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 368
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 35
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 2

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