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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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$31,199 Avg Salary
$25,537 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Of the 595 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at CSULB, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Out of the 31 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Women make up 92% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - East Bay helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in California. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 292 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at Cal State East Bay, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - San Marcos is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 12% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 84% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for family, consumer and human sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 3% are male.

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 112 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at CSUSB, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s most popular 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 college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for family, consumer and human sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 91% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 9% are male.

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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 Colleges 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

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