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

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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 Master’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 master's degree.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the Plains States Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at South Dakota State University 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 . South Dakota State is a large public school located in the 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 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato 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 . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences colleges 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 14 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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