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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family and consumer economics was ranked #210 in the country. In fact 1,454 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Family & Consumer Economics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region 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 Plains States Region . 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 in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great place for family and consumer economics students working on their graduate certificate. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best family and consumer economics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best family and consumer economics colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1
Minnesota 90
Kansas 30
Iowa 11
Nebraska 185
South Dakota 31

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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