2024 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Missouri

When it comes to popularity, general family & consumer sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #168 out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

There was only one school in Missouri to review for the 2024 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Missouri ranking.

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General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

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 General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Family & Consumer Sciences in Missouri

The schools below may not offer all types of consumer science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Missouri Schools in Consumer Science

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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Consumer Science Degrees Awarded

$26,634 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in general family & consumer sciences needs to check out Southeast Missouri State University. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

Soon after graduation, consumer science degree recipients usually make around $26,634 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in general family & consumer sciences from Southeast Missouri State University

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University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in general family & consumer sciences has to take a look at University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general family & consumer sciences from University of Missouri - Columbia

Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	284	48
Kansas	266	40
Iowa	264	29
Nebraska	238	11

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General Family & Consumer Sciences Related Rankings by Major

General Family & Consumer Sciences is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Consumer Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	72

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Majors Similar to Consumer Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	402
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	85
Housing	66
Textile & Apparel Studies	41
Family & Consumer Economics	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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