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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,120 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #20 most popular major in Iowa with 435 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for family, consumer and human sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the best value school in Iowa for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $5,220 per year.

DMACC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list.

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Out of the 2 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,120 per year.

NICC also took the #4 spot in our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa rankings.

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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 Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 305
Minnesota 408
South Dakota 162
Missouri 584
Nebraska 513
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

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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