2025 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #20 in popularity out of 38 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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 359 bachelor's degrees in family, consumer & human sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to family, consumer & human sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other family, consumer & human sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt family, consumer & human sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized family, consumer & human sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for family, consumer & human sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

The family, consumer & human sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

1

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. IUP is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Indiana.More information about a bachelor’s in family, consumer & human sciences from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

2

Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA

21 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences has to look into Messiah University. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in family, consumer & human sciences from Messiah University

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	37	885
New Jersey	34	286
Maryland	33	268
Delaware	30	89
District of Columbia	28	28

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	330
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	25
General Family & Consumer Sciences	4

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	5,941
Communication & Journalism	3,509
English Language & Literature	1,711
History	1,046
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	882
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	879
Philosophy & Religious Studies	680
Theology & Religious Vocations	281
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	269

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.