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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$42,243 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, family, consumer and human sciences was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 55,820 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 68% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Plains States Region . UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Women make up 50% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 305
Minnesota 408
Iowa 435
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 9 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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