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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,045 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,248 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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.

The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nebraska to see which programs offered the best value experiences for family, consumer and human sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a .

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

$3,195 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $3,195 per year.

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$3,192 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large 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. While working on their degree, family, consumer and human sciences majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $19,651 in student debt.

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$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $9,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at UNL take out is $25,033. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $308.

UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in Nebraska list.

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$36,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia University, Nebraska undergraduate students pay an average of $36,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,940 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best family, consumer and human sciences schools in Nebraska. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNK are $7,940 per year. On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from UNK take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 5 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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