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

14 Colleges
$32,500 Avg Salary
$24,856 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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 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 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the Plains States Region for family, consumer and human sciences students. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the 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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college 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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