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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #27 most popular major in the country with 3,692 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the best school in the Plains States Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 97
Missouri 80
Minnesota 68
Iowa 52
North Dakota 29
Nebraska 75
South Dakota 33

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58
Housing 54
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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