Highest Job Growth Doctoral Family & Consumer Sciences Programs

These are the highest job growth doctoral family & consumer sciences programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 24 programs, with University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leading at 10%.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Growth	Completers
1	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	MN	10%	7
2	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Foods, Nutrition & Wellness	VA	6%	6
3	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Foods, Nutrition & Wellness	ND	6%	5
4	University of Georgia	Housing and Human Environments	GA	4%	6
5	Iowa State University	Apparel and Textiles	IA	4%	6
6	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Apparel and Textiles	LA	4%	5
7	Fielding Graduate University	Human Development & Family Studies	CA	2.3%	15
8	Iowa State University	Human Development & Family Studies	IA	2.3%	12
9	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	Human Development & Family Studies	PA	2.3%	10
10	Purdue University-Main Campus	Human Development & Family Studies	IN	2.3%	10
11	Northwestern University	Human Development & Family Studies	IL	2.3%	8
12	Capella University	Human Development & Family Studies	MN	2.3%	8
13	University of Connecticut	Human Development & Family Studies	CT	2.3%	7
14	Tufts University	Human Development & Family Studies	MA	2.3%	7
15	Montclair State University	Human Development & Family Studies	NJ	2.3%	7
16	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Human Development & Family Studies	NC	2.3%	7
17	Oregon State University	Human Development & Family Studies	OR	2.3%	6
18	Utah State University	Human Development & Family Studies	UT	2.3%	6
19	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Human Development & Family Studies	VA	2.3%	6
20	The University of Texas at Austin	Human Development & Family Studies	TX	2.3%	5
21	Texas Woman's University	Human Development & Family Studies	TX	2.3%	5
22	University of Missouri-Columbia	Family & Consumer Sciences	MO	-2%	11
23	Kansas State University	Family & Consumer Sciences	KS	-2%	9
24	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Family & Consumer Sciences	WI	-2%	9

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes doctoral programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.