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Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Nebraska

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2023 Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Nebraska

2 Colleges
$29,018 Avg Salary
$23,050 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics School for You

With 185 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family and consumer economics is the #43 most popular major in Nebraska.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nebraska to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges.

Top Nebraska Schools in Family & Consumer Economics

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in Nebraska for family and consumer economics students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, consumer economics graduates from UNL take out $23,100 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $341.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Consumer Economics majors at UNK take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Family & Consumer Economics at University of Nebraska at Kearney Report

Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Majors Similar to Consumer Economics

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 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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