2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 180th most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 242 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 14 doctorate’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k)

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

Footnotes

• *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.

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