2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences, making the major the 143rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,585 and had an average of $25,171 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 242 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,800 and $21,509 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer 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 program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 14 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at K -State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (With Aid)

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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