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

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$45,123 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in the Plains States Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

Of the 39 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at K -State, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Of the 27 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Iowa State, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Of the 25 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at South Dakota State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 96% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

With a ranking of #10, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at WSU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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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 18 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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