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2023 Most Popular 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family & Consumer Economics program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the most popular school for family and consumer economics students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, consumer economics majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $23,100 in student debt. 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

Out of the 2 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that consumer economics majors at UNK take out is $23,000.

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

Best Family & Consumer Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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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