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 | 7700 | 22000 | 0.6502 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois University | 11200 | 24600 | 0.544 | 6,731 | 985 | 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 Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7781 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 8 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14200 | 30100 | 0.5289 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 9 | Chadron State College | 14800 | 21600 | 0.3153 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Stephen F Austin State University | 14800 | 23400 | 0.3671 | 9,905 | 1075 | 0.8339 | |
| 9 | Wayne State College | 14800 | 30500 | 0.5156 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Norfolk State University | 14900 | 51900 | 0.7134 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 13 | Jacksonville State University | 15300 | 38200 | 0.5991 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 14 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 15400 | 28500 | 0.4603 | 7,425 | 1085 | 0.9147 | |
| 15 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 15600 | 52300 | 0.7017 | 14,294 | 1075 | 0.915 | |
| 16 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | California State University-Long Beach | 17000 | 25800 | 0.3413 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 18 | Morgan State University | 17300 | 42200 | 0.5905 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 19 | Carson-Newman University | 17600 | 51900 | 0.6611 | 1,912 | 1110 | 0.6381 | |
| 19 | North Carolina Central University | 17600 | 37900 | 0.5356 | 7,232 | 1060 | 0.8605 | |
| 21 | Central Washington University | 17800 | 27200 | 0.3451 | 10,033 | 1045 | 0.9061 | |
| 22 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18100 | 44300 | 0.5918 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 23 | Mississippi University for Women | 18300 | 23600 | 0.2248 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 23 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18300 | 79300 | 0.769 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 25 | Alabama A & M University | 19700 | 51200 | 0.615 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 26 | South Carolina State University | 20500 | 30000 | 0.3162 | 3,059 | 930 | 0.6797 | |
| 27 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1327 | 0.4343 | |
| 28 | University of Montevallo | 20800 | 61300 | 0.6602 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 29 | Texas Southern University | 21100 | 38900 | 0.4576 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 30 | Iowa State University | 21300 | 25700 | 0.1728 | 26,346 | 1207 | 0.8793 | |
| 31 | Southern University and A & M College | 21500 | 41300 | 0.4793 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 32 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 33 | The University of Alabama | 22400 | 33400 | 0.3292 | 35,621 | 1284 | 0.7117 | |
| 34 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1209 | 0.8689 | |
| 35 | California Baptist University | 22600 | 65400 | 0.6549 | 8,707 | 1070 | 0.8139 | |
| 36 | Illinois State University | 23000 | 36400 | 0.3696 | 19,513 | 1120 | 0.8555 | |
| 36 | University of Houston | 23000 | 28400 | 0.1904 | 40,366 | 1249 | 0.7577 | |
| 36 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1044 | 0.7996 | |
| 39 | California State University-Sacramento | 24300 | 29900 | 0.1857 | 28,619 | 1035 | 0.9357 | |
| 40 | Montana State University | 24500 | 31600 | 0.225 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 41 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 24700 | 34000 | 0.2739 | 7,393 | 1110 | 0.8968 | |
| 42 | Henderson State University | 25500 | 30600 | 0.1664 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 43 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25600 | 28000 | 0.0854 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 44 | Southeast Missouri State University | 26200 | 28600 | 0.0836 | 7,926 | 945 | 0.6897 | |
| 45 | University of Central Arkansas | 26800 | 31200 | 0.1407 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 46 | Meredith College | 27400 | 67400 | 0.5933 | 1,212 | 1237 | 0.7506 | |
| 47 | University of Utah | 28600 | 32000 | 0.1061 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 48 | University of Northern Iowa | 28900 | 37300 | 0.2252 | 7,800 | 1129 | 0.9313 | |
| 49 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30300 | 54700 | 0.4464 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 50 | Pittsburg State University | 30800 | 37100 | 0.1699 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 51 | Baylor University | 32000 | 70400 | 0.5457 | 14,183 | 1321 | 0.5222 | |
| 52 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2727 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 53 | Bridgewater College | 33100 | 42500 | 0.2213 | 1,412 | 1174 | 0.903 | |
| 54 | Harding University | 33400 | 47800 | 0.3012 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 55 | Texas Tech University | 35500 | 42100 | 0.1566 | 34,021 | 1200 | 0.6906 | |
| 56 | Tennessee Technological University | 36100 | 38500 | 0.0622 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 57 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36400 | 36700 | 0.0082 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 58 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66700 | 0.4469 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 59 | University of Wyoming | 39900 | 45300 | 0.1191 | 8,138 | 1179 | 0.9695 | |
| 60 | Union University | 43600 | 66000 | 0.3391 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 61 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0918 | 16,555 | 1164 | 0.875 | |
| 62 | University of Kentucky | 48100 | 59900 | 0.1971 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 63 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48500 | 61200 | 0.2075 | 26,490 | 1204 | 0.8863 | |
| 64 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59100 | 0.1589 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 65 | Miami University-Oxford | 57500 | 57500 | 0 | 16,405 | 1299 | 0.74 | |
| 66 | Auburn University | 59200 | 59200 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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