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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 | 4500 | 30400 | 0.8511 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | North Carolina Central University | 7000 | 27000 | 0.7416 | 6,595 | 971 | 0.8697 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 10700 | 29000 | 0.6306 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 4 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 19700 | 0.4199 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 11400 | 24800 | 0.5409 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 6 | California State University-Northridge | 12300 | 23200 | 0.4707 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 7 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12600 | 24500 | 0.4864 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 8 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13400 | 17900 | 0.2521 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 9 | Fort Valley State University | 13500 | 20300 | 0.3356 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 10 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 11 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4241 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 12 | Wayne State College | 15300 | 26400 | 0.421 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 13 | Chadron State College | 15600 | 25600 | 0.3907 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | California State University-Long Beach | 15700 | 25800 | 0.3918 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 15 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 16 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16200 | 30300 | 0.4667 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 17 | Delta State University | 16300 | 23400 | 0.3037 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 18 | Eastern Illinois University | 16600 | 27700 | 0.4002 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 19 | California State University-Sacramento | 16700 | 27400 | 0.389 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 20 | San Francisco State University | 17000 | 33400 | 0.4916 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 21 | Morgan State University | 17700 | 19700 | 0.1017 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 22 | Texas Southern University | 18800 | 42400 | 0.5561 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 23 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3404 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 24 | The University of Texas at Austin | 19400 | 26900 | 0.2787 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 25 | Carson-Newman University | 19500 | 51700 | 0.6227 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 26 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1755 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 27 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20900 | 88800 | 0.765 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 28 | Southern University and A & M College | 21700 | 27100 | 0.1994 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 29 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 21800 | 33900 | 0.3567 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 30 | Henderson State University | 23100 | 35900 | 0.357 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 31 | The University of Alabama | 23200 | 29900 | 0.2244 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 32 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 33 | East Central University | 24000 | 33300 | 0.2795 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 34 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24400 | 42300 | 0.4229 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 35 | Montana State University | 24700 | 31400 | 0.2133 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 36 | Tennessee Technological University | 25000 | 33700 | 0.2586 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 37 | Norfolk State University | 25900 | 40300 | 0.3575 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 37 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 25900 | 39000 | 0.3358 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 39 | Texas Woman's University | 26000 | 41300 | 0.3705 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 40 | Central Washington University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 41 | Seattle Pacific University | 27200 | 62600 | 0.5656 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 42 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 43 | Alabama A & M University | 27600 | 42800 | 0.355 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 44 | Jacksonville State University | 28300 | 38200 | 0.259 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 45 | Western Illinois University | 28800 | 31000 | 0.071 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 46 | South Carolina State University | 29700 | 41600 | 0.286 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 47 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4429 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 47 | University of Houston | 30400 | 35200 | 0.1365 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 49 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 30800 | 43700 | 0.2952 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 50 | Sam Houston State University | 31400 | 39900 | 0.213 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 51 | Bridgewater College | 32000 | 40200 | 0.2042 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 51 | Freed-Hardeman University | 32000 | 35100 | 0.0884 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 53 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 54 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33200 | 42800 | 0.2243 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 55 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34000 | 37200 | 0.0861 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 56 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 57 | University of Montevallo | 35700 | 46700 | 0.2355 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 58 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0575 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 59 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 62000 | 0.4049 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 60 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 61 | University of Wyoming | 38600 | 43800 | 0.1187 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 62 | SUNY Oneonta | 40400 | 45300 | 0.1081 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 63 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3465 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 64 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43000 | 46200 | 0.0693 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 65 | Illinois State University | 45100 | 47300 | 0.0466 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 66 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 46400 | 58900 | 0.2121 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 67 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 68 | University of Utah | 51500 | 53700 | 0.0411 | 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.