2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for family, consumer and human sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 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 value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for family, consumer and human sciences students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region 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.
Concordia University, Saint Paul undergraduate students pay an average of $23,900 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 per year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMU MN are $39,410 a year.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value family, consumer and human sciences programs. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,498 in tuition and fees each year.
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South Dakota State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 10% of our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #9, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year.
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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 |
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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 14 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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