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                                Considering a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences?
                                
                                These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences majors who live in Alabama.
                                
                                Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Alabama.
                                
                                Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
                            
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Central University | 7000 | 27000 | 0.7416 | 6,595 | 971 | 0.8697 | |
| 2 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12800 | 24500 | 0.4782 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 3 | California State University-Northridge | 13500 | 23200 | 0.4181 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 4 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13800 | 17900 | 0.2297 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 5 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 26800 | 0.4809 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 6 | University of North Alabama | 14100 | 28200 | 0.501 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 7 | East Central University | 14500 | 18500 | 0.2165 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 7 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4238 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 9 | University of Houston | 15000 | 23600 | 0.3649 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 15200 | 35700 | 0.5744 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 15800 | 25600 | 0.3829 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Wayne State College | 15800 | 26400 | 0.402 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 13 | Troy University | 15900 | 26800 | 0.4056 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 14 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 15 | Delta State University | 16700 | 23400 | 0.2865 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 16 | Alabama A & M University | 16900 | 35400 | 0.521 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 16 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16900 | 30300 | 0.4406 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 18 | Jacksonville State University | 17000 | 26600 | 0.3617 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 19 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 20 | Eastern Illinois University | 17800 | 27700 | 0.3585 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 21 | Illinois State University | 18200 | 29300 | 0.3783 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 22 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 23 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3404 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 24 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 25 | Carson-Newman University | 20700 | 51700 | 0.5995 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 26 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20800 | 26900 | 0.2267 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 27 | University of Montevallo | 21000 | 31500 | 0.3341 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 28 | Olivet Nazarene University | 21500 | 88800 | 0.758 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 29 | Southern University and A & M College | 22000 | 27100 | 0.1884 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 30 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 22500 | 33900 | 0.3361 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 31 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 22600 | 31500 | 0.2827 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 32 | Sam Houston State University | 22700 | 23000 | 0.013 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 33 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 34 | Fort Valley State University | 23700 | 32500 | 0.2708 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 35 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24000 | 24500 | 0.0204 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 36 | Freed-Hardeman University | 24300 | 35100 | 0.308 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 37 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24700 | 35700 | 0.3085 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 38 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 25000 | 51700 | 0.5162 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 39 | Montana State University | 25200 | 31400 | 0.1974 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 40 | California State University-Fresno | 25600 | 35900 | 0.2868 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 41 | Norfolk State University | 26100 | 40300 | 0.3526 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 42 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 26500 | 39000 | 0.3204 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 43 | Texas Woman's University | 26800 | 41300 | 0.3511 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 44 | Iowa State University | 27200 | 41500 | 0.3453 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 45 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 46 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 47 | The University of Alabama | 27800 | 29900 | 0.071 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 48 | Seattle Pacific University | 28200 | 62600 | 0.5496 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 49 | California State University-Long Beach | 28300 | 38400 | 0.2634 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 50 | University of Utah | 29100 | 32000 | 0.0902 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 51 | Western Illinois University | 29200 | 31000 | 0.0607 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 52 | South Carolina State University | 30600 | 41600 | 0.2644 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 53 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 54 | San Francisco State University | 31400 | 45200 | 0.3055 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 54 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 31400 | 43700 | 0.2815 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 56 | Auburn University | 32300 | 34400 | 0.0622 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 56 | Bridgewater College | 32300 | 40200 | 0.1962 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 58 | Liberty University | 32700 | 43900 | 0.2551 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 59 | Stephen F Austin State University | 34100 | 42800 | 0.2033 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 60 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 34400 | 37200 | 0.0775 | 12,897 | 1055 | 0.9133 | |
| 61 | Baylor University | 34500 | 70800 | 0.5124 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 61 | Morgan State University | 34500 | 37200 | 0.0726 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 63 | California State University-Sacramento | 34600 | 44900 | 0.2295 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 64 | Tennessee Technological University | 35300 | 37100 | 0.0508 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 65 | University of Central Arkansas | 36500 | 38400 | 0.0491 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 66 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38000 | 62000 | 0.3872 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 67 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 68 | University of Wyoming | 39000 | 43800 | 0.1114 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 69 | SUNY Oneonta | 40500 | 45300 | 0.1059 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 70 | Union University | 42200 | 64100 | 0.3415 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 71 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | 
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.