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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
878 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,362 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences, making the major the 180th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 925 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 878 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region 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. CSULB is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 506 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $7,595 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CSULB.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Long Beach Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#3 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 #2 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. California State University - Northridge is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 184 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

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

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%.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. California State University - Fresno is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fresno State is $3,731 for far western us region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at California State University - Fresno

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school awarded 136 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

Sac State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Sacramento is $7,823 for far western us region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, SFSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SFSU is $12,517 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full San Francisco State University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#6

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $11,423 for far western us region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CWU.

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#7

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SPU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $20,595 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SPU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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