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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$22,493 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,435 Avg Salary

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.

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

Check out the consumer science bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Southeast Missouri State University to be the best value school for general family and consumer sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 on this year’s 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per 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.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each 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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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Pittsburg State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general family and consumer sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt State are $19,088 per year.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at Kansas State University Report

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 very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.

Mizzou excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 72
Minnesota 48
Kansas 40
Iowa 30
Nebraska 11

General Family & Consumer Sciences 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
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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