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2023 Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate School for You

Family & Consumer Economics is the #218 most popular major in the country with 251 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family & Consumer Economics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for consumer economics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for family and consumer economics students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 67% of the students majoring in consumer economics at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family and consumer economics schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best family and consumer economics schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1
Minnesota 11
Kansas 30
Nebraska 1
South Dakota 3

Family & Consumer Economics is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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