2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences, making the major the 143rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,585 and had an average of $25,171 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 242 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,800 and $21,509 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Kansas State University

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income Over $110k)

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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