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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$11,592 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,262 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree School for You

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #22 most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for family, consumer and human sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Our analysis found Santa Ana College to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . SAC is a very large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SAC are $7,684 a year.

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#2

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno City College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fresno City College are $8,504 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at San Joaquin Delta College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Stockton, Delta is a public school with a large student population.

Delta undergraduate students pay an average of $9,072 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means El Camino College is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their associate degree. El Camino College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Torrance.

El Camino College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,008 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Sequoias landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Sequoias are $8,338 per year.

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#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Academy of Art University are $25,424 per year.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,196
Washington 412
Oregon 637
Hawaii 93
Nevada 175
Alaska 29

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704
Housing 302
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 158

Majors Similar to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
History 32,731

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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