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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 55,820 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,354 and had an average of $23,570 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,087 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,500 and $24,856 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 398 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 62 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in family, consumer and human sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sisseton Wahpeton College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sisseton, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - West Plains. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri State West Plains is a small school located in West Plains, Missouri that handed out 15 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Allen County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Iola, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 29 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is located in Cloquet, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
With a ranking of #7, Lake Region State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Devils Lake, North Dakota, and it awarded 8 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mayville State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mayville State University is located in Mayville, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Pine Technical & Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Pine Technical & Community College is a public institution located in Pine City, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeast Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 13 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 Southeast Tech Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Iowa Lakes Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Estherville, Iowa, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Northwest Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwest Technical College is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #13, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Mineral Area College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Mineral Area College is a public institution located in Park Hills, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Dakota County Technical College is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 11 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Three Rivers College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Hawkeye Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Waterloo, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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Indian Hills Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
North Central Missouri College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. North Central Missouri College is a public institution located in Trenton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Cowley County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Cowley County Community College is a public institution located in Arkansas City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cowley College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Southeast Community College Area ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Community College Area is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Metropolitan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. MCC is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 14 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
St Charles Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St Charles Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cottleville, Missouri that handed out 6 associates’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St Charles Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report
Hennepin Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.
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