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2022 Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

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878 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 925 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 878 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 506 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $9,622 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend California State University - Long Beach.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full CSULB General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. California State University - Northridge is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 184 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,414 for far western us region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend CSUN.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full CSUN General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the #3 spot on the list. Sac State is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 136 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make more than $110k list, Sac State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sac State is $9,979 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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%.

Full Sac State General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Fresno is $5,464 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Fresno

#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make more than $110k list, SFSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,113 for far western us region bachelor’s degree consumer science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend SFSU.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at San Francisco State University

#6

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Central Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s consumer science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

CWU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CWU is $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Central Washington University

#7

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Seattle Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Consumer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 2 bachelors’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seattle Pacific University is $26,505 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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%.

Full SPU General Family & Consumer Sciences Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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