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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services is the 702nd most popular major in the country with 292 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Best Value Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other family and consumer economics and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other family and consumer economics and related services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other family and consumer economics and related services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for other family & consumer economics & related services students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools For Those Getting Aid list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $17,878 for other family & consumer economics & related services students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 138 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $17,013 for Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services at UNL
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified ’s other family and consumer economics and related services students in 2020-2021.
UNK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska at Kearney is $17,099 for Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services at UNK
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Virginia State University is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia State is $17,237 for other family & consumer economics & related services students with aid.
Read more about Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services at Virginia State University
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
