2025 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California

Family, Consumer & Human Sciencesmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #25 out of the 37 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for family, consumer & human sciences students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 156 master's degrees in family, consumer & human sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to family, consumer & human sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other family, consumer & human sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt family, consumer & human sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized family, consumer & human sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for family, consumer & human sciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

1

University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences needs to check out University of La Verne. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of La Verne.More information about a master’s in family, consumer & human sciences from University of La Verne

2

Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Pacific Oaks College is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in family, consumer & human sciences. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Pasadena.More information about a master’s in family, consumer & human sciences from Pacific Oaks College

Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	31	27
Oregon	29	41
Nevada	27	10

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	121
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	16
General Family & Consumer Sciences	11
Textile & Apparel Studies	8

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	1,775
Communication & Journalism	1,236
Theology & Religious Vocations	1,179
English Language & Literature	895
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	332
History	239
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	238
Philosophy & Religious Studies	215
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	110

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute. More about our data sources and methodologies.