2025 Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Nebraska

Family & Consumer Economics isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #211 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of family & consumer economics. Combined, these schools handed out 175 degrees in family & consumer economics to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Family & Consumer Economics Schools List

Pick Your Family & Consumer Economics Degree Level

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 Schools in Nebraska. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Family & Consumer Economics in Nebraska

The schools below may not offer all types of consumer economics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Nebraska Schools in Consumer Economics

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

141 Consumer Economics Degrees Awarded

1.4% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you wish to pursue a degree in family & consumer economics. UNL is a very large public university located in the large city of Lincoln.

After graduating, consumer economics degree recipients generally make around $35,242 at the beginning of their careers.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Consumer Economics Degrees Awarded

$38,009 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Nebraska at Kearney if you want to pursue a degree in family & consumer economics. UNK is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Kearney.

Graduates who receive their degree from the consumer economics program earn around $38,009 for their early career.

More information about a degree 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 Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	284	90
Iowa	264	11
South Dakota	204	30

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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	175

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	250
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	185
Textile & Apparel Studies	25
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other)	10
General Family & Consumer Sciences	1

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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.