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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 | Fort Valley State University | 13900 | 20300 | 0.3158 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 3 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 26800 | 0.4809 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 5 | University of North Alabama | 14100 | 28200 | 0.501 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 6 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4238 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 7 | Chadron State College | 15800 | 25600 | 0.3829 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Wayne State College | 15800 | 26400 | 0.402 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 9 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 10 | Delta State University | 16700 | 23400 | 0.2865 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 10 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16700 | 26600 | 0.3728 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 12 | Alabama A & M University | 16900 | 35400 | 0.521 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 12 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16900 | 30300 | 0.4406 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 14 | Jacksonville State University | 17000 | 26600 | 0.3617 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 15 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 16 | Eastern Illinois University | 17800 | 27700 | 0.3585 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 17 | San Francisco State University | 18000 | 33300 | 0.4594 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 18 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18100 | 28800 | 0.3718 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 19 | SUNY Oneonta | 18600 | 29300 | 0.3652 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 20 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 21 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3404 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 22 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 23 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20600 | 26900 | 0.2341 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 24 | Carson-Newman University | 20700 | 51700 | 0.5995 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 25 | University of Montevallo | 21000 | 31500 | 0.3341 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 26 | Olivet Nazarene University | 21500 | 88800 | 0.758 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 27 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 22600 | 31500 | 0.2827 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 28 | Sam Houston State University | 22700 | 23000 | 0.013 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 29 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 30 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 31 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24000 | 24500 | 0.0204 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 32 | Tennessee Technological University | 24200 | 32600 | 0.2574 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 33 | Freed-Hardeman University | 24300 | 35100 | 0.308 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 34 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24700 | 42300 | 0.4158 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 35 | East Central University | 24800 | 33300 | 0.2554 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 36 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 25000 | 51700 | 0.5162 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 37 | Montana State University | 25200 | 31400 | 0.1974 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 38 | California State University-Fresno | 25600 | 35900 | 0.2868 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 39 | Norfolk State University | 26100 | 40300 | 0.3526 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 40 | California State University-Northridge | 26200 | 36600 | 0.2837 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 40 | Southern University and A & M College | 26200 | 32900 | 0.2039 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 42 | Texas Woman's University | 26800 | 41300 | 0.3511 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 43 | Iowa State University | 27200 | 41500 | 0.3453 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 44 | Troy University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 44 | 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 | Western Illinois University | 29200 | 31000 | 0.0607 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 51 | South Carolina State University | 30600 | 41600 | 0.2644 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 52 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 53 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 31400 | 43700 | 0.2815 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 54 | North Carolina A & T State University | 32000 | 36400 | 0.1207 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 55 | Bridgewater College | 32300 | 40200 | 0.1962 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 56 | Liberty University | 32700 | 43900 | 0.2551 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 57 | Stephen F Austin State University | 34100 | 42800 | 0.2033 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 58 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 34400 | 37200 | 0.0775 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 59 | Baylor University | 34500 | 70800 | 0.5124 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 59 | Morgan State University | 34500 | 37200 | 0.0726 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 61 | California State University-Sacramento | 34600 | 44900 | 0.2295 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 62 | University of Central Arkansas | 36500 | 38400 | 0.0491 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 63 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38000 | 62000 | 0.3872 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 64 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 65 | Illinois State University | 39000 | 45900 | 0.152 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 65 | University of Wyoming | 39000 | 43800 | 0.1114 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 67 | Union University | 42200 | 64100 | 0.3415 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 68 | University of Utah | 51800 | 53700 | 0.0351 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 69 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 70 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 71 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 57100 | 58900 | 0.032 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | 
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.