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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$15,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 21 bachelors’s family studies degrees 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. It costs about $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid per year to attend Iowa State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid 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.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 28 students 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. It costs about $14,436 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend Pitt State.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid.

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#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid list, Mizzou has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Kansas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree family studies students with aid 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 $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students with aid per year to attend K -State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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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