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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 | North Carolina Central University | 7000 | 27000 | 0.7416 | 6,595 | 971 | 0.8697 | |
| 2 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10000 | 21600 | 0.537 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 19700 | 0.4199 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 4 | Santa Monica College | 11800 | 20900 | 0.4365 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 12300 | 23200 | 0.4694 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 6 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 7 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13700 | 17900 | 0.2353 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 8 | University of Houston | 14100 | 23600 | 0.4031 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 10 | Kansas State University | 14200 | 26100 | 0.4563 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 11 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4241 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 12 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 15200 | 35700 | 0.5744 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 13 | Wayne State College | 15300 | 26400 | 0.421 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 14 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 15400 | 28600 | 0.4621 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 15 | Chadron State College | 15600 | 25600 | 0.3907 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | California State University-Long Beach | 15700 | 25800 | 0.3918 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 17 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15800 | 22600 | 0.3005 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 18 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 19 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16100 | 30300 | 0.4669 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 20 | Delta State University | 16300 | 23400 | 0.3037 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 21 | Eastern Illinois University | 16600 | 27700 | 0.4006 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 22 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 16700 | 25200 | 0.3372 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 23 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 17800 | 28800 | 0.3822 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 24 | SUNY Oneonta | 18400 | 29300 | 0.372 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 25 | Carson-Newman University | 19500 | 51700 | 0.6227 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 26 | The University of Texas at Austin | 19800 | 26900 | 0.2638 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 27 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19900 | 24500 | 0.1874 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 28 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 43700 | 0.5382 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 29 | South Carolina State University | 20300 | 30000 | 0.3228 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 29 | Texas Southern University | 20300 | 25700 | 0.2104 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 31 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20800 | 88800 | 0.7658 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 32 | Southern University and A & M College | 21800 | 27100 | 0.1957 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 33 | CUNY Queens College | 22500 | 29300 | 0.2318 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 34 | Henderson State University | 22700 | 35900 | 0.3681 | 1,493 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 35 | Fort Valley State University | 23000 | 38900 | 0.4084 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 36 | The University of Alabama | 23300 | 29900 | 0.2211 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 37 | East Central University | 24000 | 33300 | 0.2795 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 38 | Miami University-Oxford | 24400 | 27200 | 0.1028 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 39 | Montana State University | 24700 | 31400 | 0.2133 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 40 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 24900 | 51700 | 0.5179 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 41 | Tennessee Technological University | 25100 | 33700 | 0.2548 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 42 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 25800 | 39000 | 0.3384 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 43 | Norfolk State University | 25900 | 40300 | 0.3575 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 43 | Texas Woman's University | 25900 | 41300 | 0.3729 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 45 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 26000 | 31500 | 0.1747 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 46 | Iowa State University | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3812 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 47 | Central Washington University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 48 | Seattle Pacific University | 27200 | 62600 | 0.5656 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 49 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 50 | Alabama A & M University | 27600 | 42800 | 0.355 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 51 | Jacksonville State University | 28300 | 38200 | 0.259 | 8,663 | 1065 | 0.7769 | |
| 52 | Western Illinois University | 29000 | 31000 | 0.0668 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 53 | San Francisco State University | 31200 | 45200 | 0.3099 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 54 | Sam Houston State University | 31400 | 39900 | 0.213 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 55 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2009 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 56 | Freed-Hardeman University | 32300 | 35100 | 0.0799 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 57 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 58 | Morgan State University | 33900 | 37200 | 0.0887 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 59 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34200 | 37200 | 0.0826 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 60 | California State University-Sacramento | 34500 | 44900 | 0.2317 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 61 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 62 | University of Montevallo | 35700 | 46700 | 0.2355 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 63 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0541 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 64 | University of Wyoming | 38800 | 43800 | 0.1158 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 65 | Union University | 42000 | 64100 | 0.3445 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 66 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43200 | 46200 | 0.0665 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 67 | Illinois State University | 45200 | 47300 | 0.0439 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 68 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 69 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0386 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 70 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.