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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
348 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Plains States Region

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In 2020-2021, 1,454 people earned their degree in family and consumer economics, making the major the 211th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, family and consumer economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,903 and had an average of $24,231 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 348 family and consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,254 and $22,458 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family and consumer economics. That schools that top this list have a program in family and consumer economics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region consumer economics students.

Top 5 Most Focused Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer economics students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at UNK

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 139 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Family & Consumer Economics Report

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 31 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at South Dakota State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 90 ’s consumer economics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Economics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer economics students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at Iowa State University

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