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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 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10000 | 27800 | 0.6392 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | 10700 | 19700 | 0.4554 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 10900 | 24800 | 0.561 | 6,809 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 5 | Fort Valley State University | 12100 | 29700 | 0.5924 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois University | 12500 | 24300 | 0.4857 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 7 | University of Houston | 13200 | 22000 | 0.3993 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 8 | Delta State University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4015 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 8 | Texas Woman's University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4002 | 10,039 | 1035 | 0.9612 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 14800 | 20300 | 0.2709 | 3,902 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 15000 | 25000 | 0.4006 | 1,690 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 15600 | 40000 | 0.6104 | 13,192 | 1075 | 0.9931 | |
| 13 | California State University-Sacramento | 15700 | 27700 | 0.4345 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 14 | San Francisco State University | 15800 | 46700 | 0.6611 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 15 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 15900 | 28200 | 0.4356 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 15 | Mississippi University for Women | 15900 | 21400 | 0.2574 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 15 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | California State University-Long Beach | 16400 | 25800 | 0.3645 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 19 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18100 | 25300 | 0.285 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 20 | Carson-Newman University | 19200 | 51900 | 0.6303 | 1,596 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 20 | Southeast Missouri State University | 19200 | 30600 | 0.3714 | 7,926 | 945 | 0.7352 | |
| 22 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1782 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 23 | Alabama A & M University | 20100 | 28200 | 0.2869 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 23 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45200 | 0.5559 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 25 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20500 | 23200 | 0.1164 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 25 | South Carolina State University | 20500 | 30000 | 0.3162 | 2,950 | 930 | 0.8262 | |
| 27 | East Central University | 21300 | 36200 | 0.4114 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 28 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,221 | 1204 | 0.8854 | |
| 29 | Montana State University | 22100 | 27100 | 0.1843 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 30 | Central Washington University | 22800 | 27200 | 0.1616 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 31 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 23800 | 27100 | 0.1209 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 32 | Tennessee Technological University | 24900 | 33700 | 0.2609 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 33 | Seattle Pacific University | 25200 | 70000 | 0.64 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 33 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 25200 | 39700 | 0.3653 | 2,476 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 35 | Iowa State University | 26600 | 43300 | 0.3859 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 35 | Kansas State University | 26600 | 30400 | 0.1261 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 37 | Henderson State University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 38 | California State University-Northridge | 27300 | 36500 | 0.254 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 38 | Norfolk State University | 27300 | 40100 | 0.3189 | 5,410 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 40 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 41 | Freed-Hardeman University | 27700 | 35900 | 0.2284 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 42 | Southern University and A & M College | 28100 | 32900 | 0.1461 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 43 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1025 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 44 | Western Illinois University | 28800 | 31000 | 0.0734 | 4,525 | 1015 | 0.7118 | |
| 45 | Jacksonville State University | 28900 | 38200 | 0.2433 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 45 | Pittsburg State University | 28900 | 36200 | 0.2014 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 47 | Morgan State University | 29300 | 41900 | 0.301 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4443 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 49 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31100 | 36700 | 0.1525 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.499 | |
| 50 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 50 | Bridgewater College | 31900 | 40200 | 0.206 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 52 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 53 | Auburn University | 33700 | 34100 | 0.0117 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 54 | Texas Southern University | 34100 | 42500 | 0.1978 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 55 | Meredith College | 34700 | 64200 | 0.4596 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 56 | University of Montevallo | 35200 | 44900 | 0.2162 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 57 | Texas Tech University | 35300 | 38900 | 0.0926 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 58 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0567 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 59 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0668 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 60 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0543 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 61 | University of Kentucky | 49100 | 58000 | 0.1547 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 62 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59400 | 0.1633 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 63 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1291 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 64 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 56600 | 0.0141 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 65 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.