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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in the Plains States Region for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Of the 56 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UNL, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kansas 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 Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 26% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 20% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Of the 25 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at North Dakota State University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Mizzou, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

About 95% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Women make up 79% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences schools 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 18 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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