2021 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in consumer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family & consumer sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family & consumer sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying consumer science.
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Iowa State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general family & consumer sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Minnesota State Mankato is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,945 students take at least one class online at Minnesota State Mankato. There are roughly 3,872 part time students in attendance at Minnesota State Mankato.
Pittsburg State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best general family & consumer sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt State, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 2,928 students at Pitt State that take at least one class online. 1,552 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Southeast Missouri State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau. Southeast Missouri State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 2.5% of Southeast Missouri State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,277 students take at least one class online at Southeast Missouri State University. 2,685 of Southeast Missouri State University students are attending part time.
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 the rest 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).
