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2023 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates 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 graduate certificate. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. 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 #5 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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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 5 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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