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

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 181 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for family, consumer & human sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

1

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences needs to take a look at Winthrop University. Winthrop is a small public university located in the city of Rock Hill.More information about a bachelor’s in family, consumer & human sciences from Winthrop University

2

South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC

30 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences needs to take a look at South Carolina State University. Located in the town of Orangeburg, South Carolina State University is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in family, consumer & human sciences from South Carolina State University

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	34	608
Mississippi	34	252
Florida	34	599
Virginia	34	831
Alabama	33	959
Georgia	33	747
West Virginia	32	186
Tennessee	32	458
Kentucky	31	255
Louisiana	31	341
Arkansas	30	306

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	121
General Family & Consumer Sciences	28
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	19
Housing	13

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	1,656
Communication & Journalism	1,067
English Language & Literature	461
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	440
History	383
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	316
Philosophy & Religious Studies	171
Theology & Religious Vocations	144
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	111

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.