2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in California

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 Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Family & Consumer Sciences is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 California, there were 905 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,067 and $18,946 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer 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 program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The consumer science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree consumer science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

California State University - Northridge

Northridge, California

#1 in overall quality

$17,955 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,054 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #1 spot on the list. California State University - Northridge is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 5 masters’s consumer science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Family & Consumer Sciences at CSUN

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

$17,944 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Consumer Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s consumer science degrees to qualified students.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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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