2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Family & Consumer Sciences is the #171 most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for consumer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Family & Consumer Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Missouri State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $15,285 per year. On average, consumer science graduates from Southeast Missouri State University take out $25,136 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $106.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, consumer science majors at Minnesota State Mankato accumulate an average of around $24,878 in student debt.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general family and consumer sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great value for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.
Pitt State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,088 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general family and consumer sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 10% of our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Explore the best general family and consumer sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 72 |
| Minnesota | 48 |
| Kansas | 40 |
| Iowa | 30 |
| Nebraska | 11 |
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Majors Related to Consumer Science
General Family & Consumer Sciences is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Consumer Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Development & Family Studies | 42,112 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 4,858 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 3,313 |
| Family & Consumer Economics | 1,454 |
| Human Sciences Business Services | 704 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.
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