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2023 Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 782 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 445 degrees to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.

CSULB also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Long Beach is $11,189 for Far Western US Region Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school handed out 192 diplomas to qualified ’s family studies students in 2020-2021.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $10,780 for far western us region family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend California State University - Northridge.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 10 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Fresno State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,030 for Far Western US Region Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Fresno State.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the #4 spot on the list. California State University - Sacramento is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Sac State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sac State is $12,602 for far western us region family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at California State University - Sacramento

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CWU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $17,235 for far western us region family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CWU.

Read more about Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at CWU

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

With a ranking of #6, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

SFSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SFSU is $16,065 for far western us region family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, California

San Joaquin Delta College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. San Joaquin Delta College is a fairly large school located in Stockton, California that handed out 11 ’s family studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Delta also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Delta is $17,002 for Far Western US Region Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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