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

5 Colleges
$35,254 Avg Salary
$22,458 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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.

Check out the consumer economics programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#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. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for family and consumer economics students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for family and consumer economics students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best family and consumer economics colleges 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 5 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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