by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general family and consumer sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the 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 full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Southeast Missouri State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 48 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State Mankato General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 30 ’s consumer science degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Iowa State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Kansas State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 15 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Pitt State
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 11 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Chadron State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Chadron State College is a small school located in Chadron, Nebraska that handed out 10 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Chadron State College
Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Western Nebraska Community College is a small public school situated in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It awarded 1 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
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