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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 Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | 7900 | 36500 | 0.7846 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois University | 11400 | 24700 | 0.5369 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 5 | Fort Valley State University | 11800 | 54800 | 0.7845 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 6 | Delta State University | 12600 | 23200 | 0.4576 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 7 | University of Houston | 12800 | 21800 | 0.4127 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 9 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14200 | 30100 | 0.5289 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 14500 | 30200 | 0.5205 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 14800 | 21600 | 0.3153 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Norfolk State University | 14800 | 40300 | 0.6331 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 11 | Pittsburg State University | 14800 | 23900 | 0.3801 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 14 | Jacksonville State University | 15300 | 38200 | 0.5991 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 15 | Kansas State University | 15600 | 26400 | 0.41 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 16 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16100 | 27800 | 0.4202 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 18 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16400 | 52600 | 0.6877 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 19 | North Carolina Central University | 16600 | 37500 | 0.5578 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 20 | Morgan State University | 17300 | 42200 | 0.5905 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 21 | Carson-Newman University | 17400 | 51900 | 0.665 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 22 | California State University-Sacramento | 17600 | 30700 | 0.4265 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 23 | Central Washington University | 18000 | 22700 | 0.2068 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 24 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18100 | 44300 | 0.5918 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 25 | Mississippi University for Women | 18300 | 23600 | 0.2248 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 26 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18400 | 79300 | 0.7686 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 27 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19000 | 30600 | 0.3789 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 28 | Alabama A & M University | 19200 | 51200 | 0.6253 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 29 | University of Wyoming | 20300 | 27900 | 0.2742 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 30 | South Carolina State University | 20500 | 30000 | 0.3162 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 30 | University of Montevallo | 20500 | 31500 | 0.3497 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 32 | Southern University and A & M College | 21700 | 41600 | 0.478 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 33 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 34 | Texas Southern University | 22100 | 25500 | 0.1335 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 35 | California Baptist University | 22500 | 65400 | 0.6564 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 35 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 37 | Meredith College | 22600 | 67400 | 0.6645 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 38 | Montana State University | 24400 | 31600 | 0.2281 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 39 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25000 | 32800 | 0.2381 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 40 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25500 | 28000 | 0.0915 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 41 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 42 | California State University-Long Beach | 26100 | 38800 | 0.3272 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 43 | Henderson State University | 26500 | 27200 | 0.0258 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 44 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 45 | Iowa State University | 28700 | 45200 | 0.3663 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 45 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 47 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 48 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 49 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 50 | Baylor University | 33600 | 70400 | 0.523 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 51 | Bridgewater College | 33900 | 42500 | 0.2018 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 52 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 53 | Texas Tech University | 35300 | 41000 | 0.1391 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 54 | Tennessee Technological University | 36000 | 38500 | 0.0666 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 55 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36400 | 36700 | 0.0082 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 56 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66700 | 0.4469 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 57 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 58 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 59 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 60 | University of Kentucky | 48000 | 59900 | 0.1978 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 61 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 62 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48300 | 61200 | 0.2102 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 63 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49000 | 58900 | 0.1681 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 64 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 65 | The University of Alabama | 53800 | 58000 | 0.0724 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 66 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.