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

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$42,243 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular 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 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular 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.

About 68% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 32% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Of the 7 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Iowa State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

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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 9 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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