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2023 Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

6 Colleges
$28,435 Avg Salary
$27,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 764 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general family and consumer sciences is the #105 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Family & Consumer Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for consumer science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in California for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Women make up 84% of the consumer science majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, consumer science graduates from CSULB carry an average student debt load of $16,073.

Full General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Long Beach Report

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 84% of the consumer science majors at the school.

Consumer Science majors at CSUN take out an average of $19,313 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general family and consumer sciences schools in California. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in consumer science at the school are women while 11% are male.

The average amount in student loans that consumer science majors at Sac State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,684. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $236, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in consumer science at SFSU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, consumer science graduates from SFSU carry an average student debt load of $20,516.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great place for general family and consumer sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, consumer science majors at Fresno State accumulate an average of around $8,133 in student debt.

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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Los Angeles

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 15

One of 7 majors within the area of study, general family and consumer sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

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