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2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$22,823 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,183 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for consumer economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for consumer economics majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Family & Consumer Economics

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for family and consumer economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at South Dakota State University

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Family & Consumer Economics at Iowa State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UNK undergraduate students pay an average of $15,320 in tuition and fees each year. On average, consumer economics graduates from UNK take out $22,629 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, consumer economics graduates from UNL carry an average student debtload of $22,344. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $341.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 15% of our Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year. On average, consumer economics graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $20,190 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $199.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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 5 schools only.

  • 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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