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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

13 Colleges
2,722 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,001 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaFamily, Consumer & Human Sciences is the #21 most popular major in California with 2,722 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 21,033 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 12.9% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family, consumer & human sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the family, consumer & human sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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California State University - East Bay has taken the #1 spot in this year's family, consumer & human sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward. Cal State East Bay also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California rankings.

The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize San Francisco State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco. SFSU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California rankings.

About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento. Sac State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Long Beach as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CSULB has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. 8,046 of CSULB students are attending part time.

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Fresno Pacific University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Fresno Pacific has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at Fresno Pacific is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,099 students take at least one class online at Fresno Pacific. There are roughly 1,747 part time students in attendance at Fresno Pacific.

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California State University - San Marcos comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos. CSUSM not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California list.

The student loan default rate at CSUSM is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,464 students at CSUSM that take at least one class online. 3,222 of CSUSM students are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Northridge. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

About 1.7% of CSUN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 28,617 students at CSUN are exclusively online. 9,164 of CSUN students are attending part time.

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Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 4,146 students at SSU that take at least one class online. About 1,263 of the students at SSU are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of La Verne. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. ULV also made our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California list, coming in at #5.

About 1.3% of ULV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 985 students at ULV that take at least one class online. About 1,920 of the students at ULV are attending part time.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best family, consumer & human sciences schools for non-traditional students. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly Pomona is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly Pomona.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 354
Hawaii 85
Oregon 477
Nevada 119
Alaska 20

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