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2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in California

10 Colleges
$30,572 Avg Salary
$17,320 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges.

Our analysis found Fresno Pacific University to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in California. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, family, consumer and human sciences graduates from Fresno Pacific take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Merced College

Merced, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merced College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Academy of Art University is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at Academy of Art University take out is $25,419. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $859, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Taft College

Taft, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Taft College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in California list. Taft College is a small public school located in the distant town of Taft.

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#6

Compton College

Compton, CA

With a ranking of #6, Compton College did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Compton College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Compton.

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Hope International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that family, consumer and human sciences majors at Hope take out is $30,238.

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#8

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

College of San Mateo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

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San Diego Christian College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Santee, San Diego Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #10, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for family, consumer and human sciences students. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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