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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 | California State University-Fresno | 11300 | 19700 | 0.4249 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 3 | Santa Monica College | 11800 | 20900 | 0.4365 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 12300 | 23200 | 0.4698 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12600 | 24500 | 0.4864 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 7 | Fort Valley State University | 13800 | 20300 | 0.3208 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 9 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4256 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 15300 | 26400 | 0.421 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 11 | California State University-Long Beach | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3956 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 15600 | 25600 | 0.3907 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 14 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16100 | 30300 | 0.4673 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 15 | Delta State University | 16300 | 23400 | 0.3037 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 16 | Eastern Illinois University | 16600 | 27700 | 0.4012 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 17 | California State University-Sacramento | 16700 | 27400 | 0.389 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 18 | San Francisco State University | 17000 | 33400 | 0.4916 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 19 | Illinois State University | 17300 | 29300 | 0.409 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 20 | Morgan State University | 17900 | 19700 | 0.0915 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 21 | Texas Southern University | 18800 | 42400 | 0.5561 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 22 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3394 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 23 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 24 | Carson-Newman University | 19500 | 51700 | 0.6227 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 25 | University of Montevallo | 20400 | 31500 | 0.3529 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 26 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20800 | 88800 | 0.7659 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 27 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 21800 | 33900 | 0.3567 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 28 | Henderson State University | 23100 | 35900 | 0.357 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 29 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 30 | East Central University | 23900 | 33300 | 0.2825 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 31 | Freed-Hardeman University | 24300 | 35100 | 0.308 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 32 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24400 | 42300 | 0.4229 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 33 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 24600 | 31500 | 0.2192 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 33 | University of Central Arkansas | 24600 | 29500 | 0.1655 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 35 | Montana State University | 24700 | 31400 | 0.2133 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 36 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 25000 | 51700 | 0.5162 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 37 | Iowa State University | 25200 | 41500 | 0.3935 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 38 | Southern University and A & M College | 25800 | 32900 | 0.2161 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 38 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 25800 | 39000 | 0.3384 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 40 | Norfolk State University | 25900 | 40300 | 0.3575 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 40 | Texas Woman's University | 25900 | 41300 | 0.3729 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 42 | Central Washington University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 43 | Seattle Pacific University | 27300 | 62600 | 0.564 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 44 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 45 | Alabama A & M University | 27600 | 42800 | 0.355 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 46 | Jacksonville State University | 28200 | 38200 | 0.2616 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 47 | Western Illinois University | 29200 | 31000 | 0.0607 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 48 | South Carolina State University | 29600 | 41600 | 0.2884 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 49 | University of Houston | 30400 | 35200 | 0.1365 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 50 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 30800 | 43700 | 0.2952 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 51 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 52 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31100 | 36400 | 0.1454 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 53 | Sam Houston State University | 31400 | 39900 | 0.213 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 54 | Bridgewater College | 32300 | 40200 | 0.1962 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 55 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 56 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33200 | 42800 | 0.2243 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 57 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 34400 | 37200 | 0.0775 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 58 | Baylor University | 34800 | 70800 | 0.5082 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 59 | Tennessee Technological University | 35300 | 37100 | 0.0508 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 60 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 62000 | 0.4049 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 61 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 62 | University of Wyoming | 39000 | 43800 | 0.1114 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 63 | SUNY Oneonta | 40400 | 45300 | 0.1081 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 64 | Union University | 42200 | 64100 | 0.3415 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 65 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43300 | 46200 | 0.0624 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 66 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 46800 | 58900 | 0.2067 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 67 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 68 | University of Utah | 51800 | 53700 | 0.0351 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 69 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 70 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | 
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.