2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's 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.
The Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for family, consumer and human sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Pacific Oaks College to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pacific Oaks College are $11,692 per year.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program landed the # 2 spot on the list. Warner Pacific College ADP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.
Warner Pacific College ADP undergraduate students pay an average of $12,480 in tuition and fees each year.
Warner Pacific College ADP also claimed a spot on our Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $18,875 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Warner Pacific University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Warner Pacific is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Warner Pacific are $19,860 per year.
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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,923 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Long Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $18,726 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sac State are $19,272 a year.
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San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.
SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,184 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 per year.
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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 |
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Majors Related to Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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 25 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).
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