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2023 Best Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,454 people earned a degree or certificate in family and consumer economics, making the major the #210 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for consumer economics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Family & Consumer Economics

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best school for family and consumer economics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Family & Consumer Economics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Family & Consumer Economics is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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