2023 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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 General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduate Certificate School
Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for general family and consumer sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges by State
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 values are for the top school 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).
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