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2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$18,549 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,199 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 8,196 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in California 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California State University - East Bay to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in California. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at California State University - Northridge Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.

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#4

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Pacific Oaks College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in California. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pacific Oaks College are $11,692 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sac State are $7,392 a year.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fresno State are $6,653 a year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at California State University - Fresno Report

#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $7,304 per year.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 a year.

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California State University - San Marcos 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 large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSM are $7,727 per year.

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#10

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SSU are $7,988 a year.

Full Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Sonoma State University Report

Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 20 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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