2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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The Best Value 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. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for family, consumer and human sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.
South Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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Out of the 7 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 very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 15% of our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.
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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 |
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Majors Related to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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