by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 168th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,445 and had an average of $27,314 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 201 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,604 and $24,747 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general family and consumer sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general family and consumer sciences.
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The consumer science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region consumer science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Southeast Missouri State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Full Chadron State College General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
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 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 15 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Pitt State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Nebraska Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Western Nebraska Community College is a small public school situated in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It awarded 1 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Iowa State University
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Mizzou
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