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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Iowa State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Iowa State Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Minnesota State Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $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 also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Pittsburg State University is $14,436 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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 took the #6 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 Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Southeast Missouri State University

#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 Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend K -State.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Kansas State University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students 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 Mizzou is $16,001 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make more than $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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

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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

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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