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2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,339 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,436 and $24,856 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer and human sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 8 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 13 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Full Kansas State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students list, Mizzou has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 6 doctorate’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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