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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 180th most popular in the United States.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 190 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 21 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $17,228 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 60 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,312 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Minnesota State Mankato.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $15,985 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt State is $16,826 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $19,892 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $19,595 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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%.

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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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