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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California

7 Ranked Colleges
169 Degrees Awarded
$20,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master's in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 15,980 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,716 and $22,843 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 169 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer and human sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California

#1

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the #1 spot on the list. University of La Verne is located in La Verne, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

ULV also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of La Verne are $14,526.

Full ULV Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at UC Davis

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California. CSUN is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 5 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Northridge Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

SFSU also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SFSU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California
#1 in overall quality

Loma Linda University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loma Linda, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Loma Linda University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Loma Linda University

#7

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

Pacific Oaks College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California list. Pacific Oaks College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific Oaks College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Oaks College are $21,284, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pacific Oaks College Family, Consumer & Human 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%.

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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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