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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 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 3 | California State University-Northridge | 8800 | 22400 | 0.6049 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.881 | |
| 4 | Texas Woman's University | 11300 | 23200 | 0.5125 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 11700 | 19700 | 0.4046 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 6 | University of Houston | 12900 | 23100 | 0.4417 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 7 | Fort Valley State University | 13500 | 39100 | 0.6548 | 2,558 | 890 | 0.628 | |
| 8 | Kansas State University | 13600 | 26100 | 0.4773 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 8 | Norfolk State University | 13600 | 40300 | 0.6629 | 5,510 | 980 | 0.8746 | |
| 10 | Delta State University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4015 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 11 | East Central University | 14100 | 37600 | 0.6248 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 11 | Southeast Missouri State University | 14100 | 28200 | 0.501 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 13 | Stephen F Austin State University | 14300 | 22600 | 0.3669 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 14 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14900 | 45200 | 0.6698 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 15 | Central Washington University | 15200 | 27200 | 0.4406 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 15 | Chadron State College | 15200 | 25400 | 0.4018 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Eastern Illinois University | 15600 | 27500 | 0.4337 | 6,785 | 990 | 0.6535 | |
| 17 | Wayne State College | 15600 | 20000 | 0.2199 | 3,902 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Mississippi University for Women | 15900 | 21400 | 0.2574 | 1,995 | 1055 | 1 | |
| 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 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16200 | 23200 | 0.3017 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 23 | Alabama A & M University | 16300 | 44800 | 0.6356 | 5,845 | 920 | 0.6622 | |
| 23 | Jacksonville State University | 16300 | 27000 | 0.397 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 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 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 17900 | 46600 | 0.6165 | 1,905 | 895 | 0.5754 | |
| 30 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18000 | 28200 | 0.3613 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 31 | Texas Tech University | 19300 | 27900 | 0.3086 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 32 | South Carolina State University | 19600 | 42000 | 0.5328 | 2,950 | 910 | 0.8262 | |
| 33 | Texas Southern University | 19800 | 25500 | 0.2239 | 6,619 | 915 | 0.9335 | |
| 34 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1722 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 35 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45200 | 0.5537 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 36 | Henderson State University | 20300 | 37500 | 0.459 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 37 | Montana State University | 21300 | 27100 | 0.2137 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 38 | University of Montevallo | 21400 | 53500 | 0.5998 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.539 | |
| 39 | Southern University and A & M College | 21700 | 36700 | 0.4085 | 6,571 | 925 | 0.4987 | |
| 40 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 24000 | 27100 | 0.1156 | 12,897 | 1160 | 0.9133 | |
| 41 | Miami University-Oxford | 24300 | 28400 | 0.1443 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 42 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.174 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 43 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25500 | 31500 | 0.1906 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 44 | Seattle Pacific University | 25700 | 77000 | 0.6666 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 45 | Iowa State University | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3826 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 46 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 47 | Western Illinois University | 28900 | 31000 | 0.0688 | 4,525 | 1000 | 0.7118 | |
| 48 | Pittsburg State University | 29100 | 36300 | 0.1984 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 49 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4416 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.5568 | |
| 50 | Liberty University | 32000 | 44300 | 0.2777 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 51 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2024 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 52 | Freed-Hardeman University | 33500 | 35900 | 0.0668 | 1,878 | 1120 | 0.9061 | |
| 53 | Baylor University | 34800 | 70300 | 0.5049 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 54 | Meredith College | 35500 | 64200 | 0.4472 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 55 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36000 | 36600 | 0.0164 | 12,216 | 1040 | 0.4617 | |
| 56 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0554 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 57 | Auburn University | 36500 | 38000 | 0.0394 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 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 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0398 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 64 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 65 | The University of Alabama | 57100 | 57100 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.