2026 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Minnesota
[General Family & Consumer Sciences](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/general-family-consumer-sciences/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for general family & consumer sciences students.
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2026 Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools in Minnesota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general family & consumer sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools
Leading the list is Minnesota State University Mankato, our #1 best value for general family & consumer sciences in Minnesota. Set in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State University Mankato is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $9,572, while out-of-state students pay about $18,942. Typical student debt for general family & consumer sciences graduates is $25,125. Early-career general family & consumer sciences graduates make about $33,093. That is a strong return on a $25,125 median debt. Roughly 88% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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