2025 Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in family & consumer economics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #156 out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 181 bachelor's degrees in family & consumer economics to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to family & consumer economics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of family & consumer economics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt family & consumer economics students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized family & consumer economics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for family & consumer economics students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The consumer economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Family & Consumer Economics in Nebraska

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in family & consumer economics.

Top Nebraska Schools for a Bachelor's in Consumer Economics

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

151 Annual Graduates

$35,242 Median Starting Salary

$26,131 Median Student Debt

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in family & consumer economics. UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the consumer economics program report average early career income of $35,242.

More information about a bachelor’s in family & consumer economics from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2

University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE

30 Annual Graduates

$38,009 Median Starting Salary

University of Nebraska at Kearney is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in family & consumer economics. UNK is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Kearney.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the consumer economics program report average early career wages of $38,009.

More information about a bachelor’s in family & consumer economics from University of Nebraska at Kearney

Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	215	79
Iowa	197	11
South Dakota	148	28

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Rankings in Majors Related to Consumer Economics

Family & Consumer Economics is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Consumer Economics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services	181

Most Popular Majors Related to Consumer Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	146
Textile & Apparel Studies	26
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other)	12
Human Development & Family Studies	9
General Family & Consumer Sciences	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.