by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,906 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 201 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 164 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s 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 15 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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With a ranking of #6, Chadron State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Chadron State College is a public institution located in Chadron, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Family Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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