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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in California

5 Ranked Colleges
871 Degrees Awarded
$7,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences, making the major the 143rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,585 and had an average of $25,171 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 905 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,067 and $18,946 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 871 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general family and consumer sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in California

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 506 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Long Beach is $7,595 for California Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 184 students in 2019-2020.

CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Northridge is $6,883 for California Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #3 spot on the list. California State University - Fresno is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 19 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Fresno State is $3,731 for California Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the #4 spot on the list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 136 students in 2019-2020.

Sac State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Sac State is $7,823 for California Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #5 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $12,517 for California Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SFSU.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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