2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer & human sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family, consumer & human sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The family, consumer & human sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
Check out the family, consumer & human sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Missouri - Columbia tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional family, consumer & human sciences students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 students are part time.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
Iowa State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.
Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Iowa State University
Kansas State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan. As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.9% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. There are roughly 3,739 part time students in attendance at K -State.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Kansas State University Report
Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska - Lincoln as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. 3,376 students are part time.
Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of Nebraska at Kearney earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population. UNK not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at UNK is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 2,457 students at UNK are exclusively online. 2,176 students are part time.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Nebraska at Kearney Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population. North Dakota State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region list.
About 1.1% of North Dakota State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,213 students take at least one class online at North Dakota State University. 2,437 of North Dakota State University students are attending part time.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Concordia University, Saint Paul. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. 1,261 of Concordia University, Saint Paul students are attending part time.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to South Dakota State University. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.7% of South Dakota State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,503 students at South Dakota State that take at least one class online. 3,375 students are part time.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at South Dakota State University Report
University of Northern Iowa landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population. UNI also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UNI is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. 1,478 students are part time.
Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Northern Iowa Report
