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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

16 Colleges
1,626 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,145 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

This year's Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer & human sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family, consumer & human sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

Check out the family, consumer & human sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Missouri - Columbia tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional family, consumer & human sciences students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.

About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region list.

About 0.6% of UMN Twin Cities students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.

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Iowa State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Iowa State is a very 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 #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human 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. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. 3,155 of Iowa State students are attending part time.

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Kansas State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. K -State is a large public school located in the city of Manhattan. As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at K -State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. There are roughly 3,739 part time students in attendance at K -State.

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Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska - Lincoln as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population. UNL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region list.

About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. About 3,376 of the students at UNL are attending part time.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UNK not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 2,457 of UNK students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,176 of the students at UNK are attending part time.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population. North Dakota State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region list.

The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,213 students at North Dakota State University that take at least one class online. 2,437 students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Concordia University, Saint Paul. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Saint Paul is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,261 part time students in attendance at Concordia University, Saint Paul.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to South Dakota State University. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at South Dakota State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,503 students at South Dakota State that take at least one class online. 3,375 of South Dakota State students are attending part time.

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University of Northern Iowa landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. UNI also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in the Plains States Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UNI is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,212 students take at least one class online at UNI. There are roughly 1,478 part time students in attendance at UNI.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students family, consumer & human sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 390
Kansas 174
Minnesota 221
Iowa 323
South Dakota 110
Nebraska 399
North Dakota 197

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*Avg Cost is for the top 16 schools only.

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