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Considering a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | 7900 | 36500 | 0.7846 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois University | 11400 | 24700 | 0.5369 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 5 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Fort Valley State University | 11800 | 54800 | 0.7845 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 7 | Delta State University | 12600 | 23200 | 0.4576 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Houston | 12800 | 21800 | 0.4127 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 14500 | 30200 | 0.5205 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 14800 | 21600 | 0.3153 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Norfolk State University | 14800 | 40300 | 0.6331 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 11 | Pittsburg State University | 14800 | 23900 | 0.3801 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 14 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 15300 | 28500 | 0.4638 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 14 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15300 | 30100 | 0.4923 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 16 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 27000 | 0.4267 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 17 | Kansas State University | 15600 | 26400 | 0.41 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 18 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16100 | 27800 | 0.4202 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 19 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16400 | 52600 | 0.6877 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 20 | North Carolina Central University | 16600 | 37500 | 0.5578 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 21 | University of Kentucky | 17100 | 36500 | 0.5315 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 22 | California State University-Sacramento | 17300 | 27800 | 0.3794 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 22 | Morgan State University | 17300 | 42200 | 0.5905 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 24 | Carson-Newman University | 17400 | 51900 | 0.665 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 25 | The University of Texas at Austin | 17500 | 28100 | 0.3768 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 26 | Mississippi University for Women | 18300 | 23600 | 0.2248 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 27 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18400 | 79300 | 0.7686 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 28 | Alabama A & M University | 19200 | 51200 | 0.6253 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 29 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 19900 | 45100 | 0.559 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 30 | University of Wyoming | 20300 | 27900 | 0.2742 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 31 | South Carolina State University | 20500 | 30000 | 0.3162 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 31 | University of Montevallo | 20500 | 31500 | 0.3497 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 33 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 20600 | 48300 | 0.5736 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 34 | Texas Southern University | 21100 | 38900 | 0.4576 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 35 | Southern University and A & M College | 21700 | 41600 | 0.478 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 36 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 37 | California Baptist University | 22500 | 65400 | 0.6564 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 37 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 39 | Meredith College | 22600 | 67400 | 0.6645 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 40 | Central Washington University | 22900 | 27200 | 0.1579 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 41 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 42 | Montana State University | 24400 | 31600 | 0.2281 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 43 | Tennessee Technological University | 24600 | 33700 | 0.2693 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 44 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25000 | 32800 | 0.2381 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 45 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 46 | Henderson State University | 26000 | 30600 | 0.1501 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 47 | California State University-Long Beach | 26100 | 38800 | 0.3272 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 48 | Iowa State University | 28700 | 45200 | 0.3663 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 48 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 50 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 51 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 52 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 53 | Baylor University | 33600 | 70400 | 0.523 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 54 | Bridgewater College | 33900 | 42500 | 0.2018 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 55 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35000 | 37600 | 0.0683 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 56 | Texas Tech University | 35300 | 41000 | 0.1391 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 57 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36400 | 36700 | 0.0082 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 58 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 59 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 60 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 61 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 62 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48300 | 61200 | 0.2102 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 63 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 64 | The University of Alabama | 53800 | 58000 | 0.0724 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 65 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 66 | Auburn University | 59400 | 59400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.