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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 180th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 242 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 190 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $10,843 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Iowa State

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 60 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato is $11,781 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mizzou is $11,595 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Pitt State is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pittsburg State University is $11,973 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $10,217 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, K -State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,089 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend K -State.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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