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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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | 8800 | 22400 | 0.6049 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.881 | |
| 3 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10200 | 27800 | 0.632 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 11400 | 24800 | 0.5409 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 5 | University of Houston | 12000 | 28400 | 0.5781 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 12200 | 45900 | 0.7349 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 7 | Fort Valley State University | 12500 | 44300 | 0.7182 | 2,558 | 890 | 0.628 | |
| 8 | East Central University | 13700 | 18500 | 0.2598 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 9 | Delta State University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4015 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 9 | Norfolk State University | 13900 | 26700 | 0.4792 | 5,510 | 980 | 0.8746 | |
| 11 | Southeast Missouri State University | 14100 | 28200 | 0.501 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 12 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 14800 | 37800 | 0.6092 | 1,905 | 895 | 0.5754 | |
| 13 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14900 | 45200 | 0.6698 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 14 | Central Washington University | 15200 | 27200 | 0.4406 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 14 | Chadron State College | 15200 | 25400 | 0.4018 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Eastern Illinois University | 15600 | 27500 | 0.4337 | 6,785 | 990 | 0.6535 | |
| 16 | Wayne State College | 15600 | 20000 | 0.2199 | 3,902 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Mississippi University for Women | 15900 | 21400 | 0.2574 | 1,995 | 1055 | 1 | |
| 18 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | California State University-Long Beach | 16000 | 25800 | 0.3801 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 21 | California State University-Sacramento | 16100 | 27700 | 0.42 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 22 | Jacksonville State University | 16200 | 36100 | 0.551 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 22 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16200 | 23200 | 0.3017 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 24 | Alabama A & M University | 16300 | 44800 | 0.6356 | 5,845 | 920 | 0.6622 | |
| 25 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16500 | 45800 | 0.6404 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 26 | Morgan State University | 17200 | 37200 | 0.5377 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 27 | San Francisco State University | 17400 | 55500 | 0.6867 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 28 | Carson-Newman University | 17800 | 51900 | 0.6573 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 29 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18000 | 28200 | 0.3613 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 30 | Texas Woman's University | 18400 | 28200 | 0.3476 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 31 | South Carolina State University | 19600 | 42000 | 0.5328 | 2,950 | 910 | 0.8262 | |
| 32 | Texas Southern University | 19800 | 25500 | 0.2239 | 6,619 | 915 | 0.9335 | |
| 33 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1722 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 34 | Henderson State University | 20300 | 37500 | 0.459 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 35 | Montana State University | 21300 | 27100 | 0.2137 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 36 | University of Montevallo | 21400 | 53500 | 0.5998 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.539 | |
| 37 | Southern University and A & M College | 21700 | 36700 | 0.4085 | 6,571 | 925 | 0.4987 | |
| 38 | Seattle Pacific University | 25700 | 77000 | 0.6666 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 39 | Iowa State University | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3826 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 40 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 41 | Kansas State University | 28700 | 41600 | 0.3085 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 42 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.098 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 42 | Western Illinois University | 28900 | 31000 | 0.0688 | 4,525 | 1000 | 0.7118 | |
| 44 | Pittsburg State University | 29100 | 36300 | 0.1984 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 45 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4416 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.5568 | |
| 46 | Liberty University | 32000 | 44300 | 0.2777 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 47 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2024 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 48 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.121 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 49 | Freed-Hardeman University | 33500 | 35900 | 0.0668 | 1,878 | 1120 | 0.9061 | |
| 50 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34100 | 37200 | 0.0842 | 12,897 | 1160 | 0.9133 | |
| 51 | Baylor University | 34800 | 70300 | 0.5049 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 52 | Meredith College | 35500 | 64200 | 0.4472 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 53 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36000 | 36600 | 0.0164 | 12,216 | 1040 | 0.4617 | |
| 54 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0556 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 55 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0554 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 56 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66500 | 0.4448 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 57 | Texas Tech University | 38800 | 41000 | 0.0537 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 58 | Illinois State University | 45200 | 47300 | 0.0451 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 59 | The University of Texas at Austin | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 60 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48600 | 51200 | 0.0514 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 61 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48800 | 61200 | 0.2032 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 62 | University of Kentucky | 48900 | 56600 | 0.1357 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 63 | Miami University-Oxford | 56600 | 56600 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 64 | The University of Alabama | 57100 | 57100 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 65 | Auburn University | 58700 | 58700 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.