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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 56,273 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,339 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,436 and $24,856 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer and human sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full UMN Twin Cities Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia

#2 in overall quality

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 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human 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 Iowa State are $25,948.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Iowa State

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 13 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human 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 Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at K -State

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 1 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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