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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 large public school located in the suburb of Hayward. Cal State East Bay also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California rankings.

About 1.3% of Cal State East Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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 large city of San Francisco. SFSU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in California rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 of SFSU students 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 large 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.

About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. 7,378 of Sac State students are attending part time.

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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 college with a very 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 students are 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 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. 1,747 of Fresno Pacific students are attending part time.

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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.

About 1.5% of CSUSM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,464 students at CSUSM that take at least one class online. 3,222 students are part time.

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

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 28,617 of CSUN students are exclusively distance learners. About 9,164 of the students at CSUN 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 suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,146 students take at least one class online at SSU. 1,263 of SSU students 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. There are roughly 1,920 part time students in attendance at ULV.

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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 fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

About 1.0% of Cal Poly Pomona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. About 5,151 of the students at Cal Poly Pomona are attending part time.

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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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