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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$3,194 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,262 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree School for You

With 513 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, family, consumer and human sciences is the #14 most popular major in Nebraska.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for family, consumer and human sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Our analysis found Metropolitan Community College to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,195 a year.

MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Metropolitan Community College

Out of the 2 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southeast Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for family, consumer and human sciences in Nebraska.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Southeast Community College Area

Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 305
Minnesota 408
Iowa 435
South Dakota 162
Missouri 584
North Dakota 239

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

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
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704
Housing 302
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 158

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
History 32,731

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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