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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$1,245 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,613 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for family, consumer and human sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrillo College the best value school in California for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Aptos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cabrillo College are $1,262 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cabrillo College is ranked #3 for overall quality for family, consumer and human sciences in California.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Joaquin Delta College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delta are $1,288 a year.

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#3

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAC are $1,180 per year.

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#4

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Camino College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. El Camino College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Torrance.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Camino College are $1,144 a year.

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#5

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of the Sequoias is a great value for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of the Sequoias are $1,394 a year.

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#6

CET, San Jose

San Jose, CA

CET, San Jose ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Jose, CET, San Jose is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 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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