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2024 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in California

24 Colleges in California
15,827 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$30,572 Avg Early-Career Salary
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #22 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 24 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for family, consumer & human sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 15,827 degrees in family, consumer & human sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in California Your choice of family, consumer & human sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Family, Consumer & Human Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Bachelor's Degrees in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Master's Degrees in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California

The schools below may not offer all types of family, consumer & human sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top California Schools in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
595 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$28,290 Median Starting Salary

California State University - Long Beach is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. CSULB is a very large public university located in the large city of Long Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #186 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CSULB is a great university overall.

There were approximately 595 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the family, consumer & human sciences program make an average of $28,290 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
192 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
1.6% Growth in Graduates

California State University - Northridge is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #299 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CSUN is a great university overall.

There were roughly 192 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year. Those family, consumer & human sciences students who get their degree from California State University - Northridge receive $5,157 more than the typical family, consumer & human sciences graduate.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$28,159 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

There were about 54 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at FIDM Los Angeles in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the family, consumer & human sciences program report average early career income of $28,159.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$40,260 Median Starting Salary

University of La Verne is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 94th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 76 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at ULV in the most recent data year. Family, Consumer & Human Sciences degree recipients from University of La Verne earn a boost of approximately $9,688 above the average income of family, consumer & human sciences majors.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
87 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
18.4% Growth in Graduates

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were about 87 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the family, consumer & human sciences program report average early career wages of $25,882.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
77 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
11.7% Growth in Graduates

SFSU is a very large public university located in the city of San Francisco. A Best Colleges rank of #204 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SFSU is a great university overall.

There were about 77 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the family, consumer & human sciences major at San Francisco State University earn $5,478 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
137 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$42,788 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Pasadena, Pacific Oaks College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 137 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at Pacific Oaks College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the family, consumer & human sciences major at Pacific Oaks College make $12,215 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
91 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
$32,156 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #223 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Academy of Art University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 91 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at Academy of Art University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the family, consumer & human sciences program earn around $32,156 for their early career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
292 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
27.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #366 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cal State East Bay is a great university overall.

There were roughly 292 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cal State East Bay in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the family, consumer & human sciences degree program at California State University - East Bay make $9,066 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
299 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Awarded
53.5% Growth in Graduates

Fresno City College is a very large public college located in the large city of Fresno. This college ranks 91st out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 299 family, consumer & human sciences students who graduated with this degree at Fresno City College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the family, consumer & human sciences program make about $21,696 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 37 406
Oregon 37 583
Hawaii 36 93
Nevada 35 175
Alaska 33 29

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 13,989
General Family & Consumer Sciences 767
Textile & Apparel Studies 650
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 405
Family & Consumer Economics 12
Human Sciences Business Services 4

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