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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | California State University-Fresno | 10700 | 19700 | 0.4554 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 3 | Texas Woman's University | 11800 | 28200 | 0.5816 | 10,039 | 1035 | 0.9612 | |
| 4 | University of Houston | 12000 | 28400 | 0.5781 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 5 | Fort Valley State University | 12100 | 29700 | 0.5924 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois University | 12500 | 24300 | 0.4854 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 7 | Delta State University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4015 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 8 | Stephen F Austin State University | 14300 | 23400 | 0.3884 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 9 | Wayne State College | 14800 | 20300 | 0.2709 | 3,902 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Chadron State College | 15000 | 25000 | 0.4006 | 1,690 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 15600 | 40000 | 0.6104 | 13,192 | 1075 | 0.9931 | |
| 12 | California State University-Sacramento | 15700 | 27700 | 0.4345 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 13 | San Francisco State University | 15800 | 46700 | 0.6611 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 14 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 15900 | 28200 | 0.4356 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 14 | Mississippi University for Women | 15900 | 21400 | 0.2574 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 14 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | California State University-Long Beach | 16400 | 25800 | 0.3645 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 18 | Morgan State University | 17300 | 28500 | 0.3928 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 19 | Carson-Newman University | 19200 | 51900 | 0.6303 | 1,596 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 19 | Southeast Missouri State University | 19200 | 30600 | 0.3722 | 7,926 | 945 | 0.7352 | |
| 21 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.172 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 22 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1724 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 23 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20600 | 23200 | 0.1121 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 24 | East Central University | 21300 | 36200 | 0.4114 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 25 | Texas Southern University | 22000 | 25500 | 0.1375 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 26 | Montana State University | 22100 | 27100 | 0.1843 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 27 | Central Washington University | 22800 | 27200 | 0.1616 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 28 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 29 | Seattle Pacific University | 25200 | 70000 | 0.64 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 29 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25200 | 31500 | 0.2001 | 6,809 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 29 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 25200 | 39700 | 0.3653 | 2,476 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 32 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 25800 | 34900 | 0.2606 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 33 | Kansas State University | 26600 | 30400 | 0.1256 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 34 | Henderson State University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 35 | California State University-Northridge | 27200 | 36500 | 0.2554 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 36 | Norfolk State University | 27300 | 40100 | 0.3189 | 5,410 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 37 | Freed-Hardeman University | 27700 | 35900 | 0.2284 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 38 | Alabama A & M University | 27800 | 37700 | 0.2624 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 39 | Southern University and A & M College | 28100 | 32900 | 0.1461 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 40 | Jacksonville State University | 28800 | 38200 | 0.2459 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 41 | Western Illinois University | 28900 | 31000 | 0.0686 | 4,525 | 1015 | 0.7118 | |
| 42 | Pittsburg State University | 29000 | 36200 | 0.1987 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 43 | South Carolina State University | 30300 | 41600 | 0.2716 | 2,950 | 930 | 0.8262 | |
| 44 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4415 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 45 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31100 | 36700 | 0.1525 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.499 | |
| 46 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 47 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2023 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 48 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 49 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34100 | 37200 | 0.084 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 50 | Meredith College | 34800 | 64200 | 0.4581 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 51 | University of Montevallo | 35200 | 44900 | 0.2162 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 52 | Texas Tech University | 35300 | 38900 | 0.0926 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 53 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0553 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 54 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66300 | 0.4436 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 55 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0529 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 56 | Illinois State University | 46000 | 49100 | 0.0638 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 57 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48600 | 51200 | 0.0513 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 58 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48800 | 61200 | 0.2031 | 26,221 | 1204 | 0.8854 | |
| 59 | University of Kentucky | 49200 | 58000 | 0.1528 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 60 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49800 | 59400 | 0.1617 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 61 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0397 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 62 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1266 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 63 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 56800 | 0.0176 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 64 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 65 | Auburn University | 58500 | 58500 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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