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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$23,725 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,123 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

Our analysis found University of La Verne to be the best value school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

ULV graduate students pay an average of $14,520 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Pacific Oaks College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value family, consumer and human sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pacific Oaks College are $21,284 a year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at San Francisco State University 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 large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CWU are $25,681 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge 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 . Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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Washington State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 a year.

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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 per year.

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#10

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large 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 graduate students at Academy of Art University are $28,496 per year.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best family, consumer and human sciences colleges 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 10 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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