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 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | California State University-Northridge | 7700 | 22000 | 0.6502 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 5 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 10600 | 25300 | 0.5815 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois University | 11500 | 24600 | 0.5318 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 7 | Fort Valley State University | 11800 | 54800 | 0.7845 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 31100 | 0.6022 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 9 | Delta State University | 12600 | 23200 | 0.4576 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 10 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14200 | 30100 | 0.5289 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 14800 | 21600 | 0.3153 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Pittsburg State University | 14800 | 23900 | 0.3801 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 11 | Stephen F Austin State University | 14800 | 23400 | 0.3671 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 11 | Wayne State College | 14800 | 30500 | 0.5156 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Norfolk State University | 14900 | 51900 | 0.7134 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 16 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 27000 | 0.4267 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 17 | Kansas State University | 15600 | 26400 | 0.4097 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 18 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16200 | 52300 | 0.6902 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 19 | North Carolina Central University | 16600 | 37900 | 0.562 | 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 | Central Washington University | 17900 | 27200 | 0.3415 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 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 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19000 | 30700 | 0.3811 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 26 | Alabama A & M University | 19700 | 51200 | 0.615 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 27 | University of Northern Iowa | 20400 | 24800 | 0.1775 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 28 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 20500 | 48300 | 0.5757 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 29 | South Carolina State University | 20600 | 53600 | 0.6159 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 30 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 31 | University of Montevallo | 20800 | 61300 | 0.6602 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 32 | Southern University and A & M College | 21500 | 41300 | 0.4793 | 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 | The University of Alabama | 22400 | 33400 | 0.3292 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 36 | California Baptist University | 22500 | 65400 | 0.6564 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 36 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 38 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 39 | University of Houston | 23100 | 28400 | 0.1868 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 40 | California State University-Sacramento | 24200 | 29900 | 0.189 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 41 | Montana State University | 24400 | 31600 | 0.2281 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 42 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25700 | 28600 | 0.1011 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 43 | Henderson State University | 26000 | 30600 | 0.1501 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 44 | Meredith College | 27400 | 67400 | 0.5933 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 45 | Iowa State University | 28800 | 45200 | 0.3626 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 46 | California State University-Long Beach | 29400 | 38800 | 0.2422 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 47 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30300 | 54700 | 0.4464 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 48 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2727 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 49 | Harding University | 33400 | 47800 | 0.3012 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 50 | Baylor University | 33600 | 70400 | 0.523 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 51 | Bridgewater College | 34100 | 42500 | 0.1978 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 52 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0637 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 53 | Texas Tech University | 35500 | 42100 | 0.1566 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 54 | Tennessee Technological University | 36100 | 38500 | 0.0622 | 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 | 37900 | 40200 | 0.0595 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 58 | University of Wyoming | 39900 | 45300 | 0.1191 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 59 | Union University | 43600 | 66000 | 0.3391 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 60 | Illinois State University | 45700 | 49100 | 0.0692 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 61 | University of Kentucky | 48100 | 59900 | 0.1975 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 62 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48500 | 61200 | 0.2075 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 63 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59100 | 0.1589 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 64 | University of Utah | 51300 | 53700 | 0.0446 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 65 | Miami University-Oxford | 57500 | 57500 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 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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