Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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, 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer and 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 family, consumer and human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also took the #2 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 Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 14 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 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 UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Kansas State University

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 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 North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at North Dakota State University

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students with aid list, South Dakota State has also earned the #5 rank 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.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at South Dakota State

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

Capella University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 8 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Capella University

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

Featured Child and Family Studies Schools

Find Schools Near You