2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region
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General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 168th most popular major in the country with 2,906 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,445 and had an average of $27,314 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 782 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,741 and $17,068 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in general family and consumer sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful general family and consumer sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 19 Most Popular Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Long Beach is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 445 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 192 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Northridge General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Sacramento
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 19 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at SFSU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shasta College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Redding, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Shasta College
Central Washington University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Full CWU General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
San Joaquin Delta College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Stockton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at San Joaquin Delta College
California State University - Fresno ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Fresno is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, 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
Antelope Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lancaster, California, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Antelope Valley College
With a ranking of #10, Santa Ana College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Ana, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s consumer science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full SAC General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Long Beach City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Long Beach City College is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 0 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Long Beach City College
With a ranking of #10, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mt. SAC is a large school located in Walnut, California that handed out 0 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Mt. SAC
Allan Hancock College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Santa Maria, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s consumer science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at Allan Hancock College
Seattle Pacific University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at SPU
Saddleback College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school situated in Mission Viejo, California. It awarded 0 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saddleback College General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Orange Coast College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 0 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Orange Coast College General Family & Consumer Sciences Report
Chaffey College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Chaffey College is a fairly large public school situated in Rancho Cucamonga, California. It awarded 0 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Chaffey College
California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Cal State LA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 0 ’s consumer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on General Family & Consumer Sciences at Cal State LA
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Consumer Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at UW Seattle
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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