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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region

18 Ranked Colleges
318 Degrees Awarded
$42,451 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 318 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in family, consumer and human sciences.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 18 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region

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Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Concordia University, Saint Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Concordia University, Saint Paul

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at South Dakota State

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at UNL

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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 #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 25 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #5 spot on the list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SMU MN Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Missouri State

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska

With a ranking of #8, Bellevue University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 16 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Central Missouri Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

Wichita State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 14 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Iowa State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 24 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 1 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Concordia University, Nebraska

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Capella University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 7 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Saint Cloud State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Minnesota State Mankato

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Graceland University - Lamoni came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Lamoni, Iowa, and it awarded 0 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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