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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 Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | 9800 | 21600 | 0.5462 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 10800 | 29000 | 0.6272 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 4 | California State University-Fresno | 11800 | 19600 | 0.3971 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 5 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4727 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 6 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13500 | 17900 | 0.2465 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 7 | Fort Valley State University | 13600 | 20300 | 0.3306 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 26800 | 0.4772 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 9 | Texas Woman's University | 14100 | 23200 | 0.3919 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 10 | Norfolk State University | 14500 | 26700 | 0.4568 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 10 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4241 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 12 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15200 | 26600 | 0.4301 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 13 | Wayne State College | 15400 | 26400 | 0.4172 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 14 | Chadron State College | 15600 | 25600 | 0.3907 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 16 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16300 | 30300 | 0.4621 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 17 | Delta State University | 16400 | 23400 | 0.2994 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 17 | Sam Houston State University | 16400 | 23000 | 0.287 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 19 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 16500 | 25200 | 0.3451 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 20 | Jacksonville State University | 16800 | 26600 | 0.3687 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 20 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4345 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 22 | California State University-Sacramento | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3675 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 22 | Morgan State University | 17200 | 19700 | 0.1272 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 24 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 17500 | 28800 | 0.3926 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 25 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 26 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3405 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 27 | Towson University | 19200 | 30000 | 0.3596 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 28 | The University of Texas at Austin | 19600 | 26900 | 0.2712 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 29 | Carson-Newman University | 19700 | 51700 | 0.6188 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 30 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 43700 | 0.5405 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 31 | Henderson State University | 20600 | 32700 | 0.3702 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 32 | Olivet Nazarene University | 21000 | 88800 | 0.7639 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 33 | Illinois State University | 21500 | 35200 | 0.3907 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 34 | The University of Alabama | 23300 | 29900 | 0.2211 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 35 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23600 | 24500 | 0.0367 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 35 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 37 | University of Kentucky | 23800 | 36000 | 0.3381 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 38 | East Central University | 24100 | 33300 | 0.2765 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 39 | University of Central Arkansas | 24300 | 29500 | 0.1763 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 40 | Montana State University | 24800 | 31400 | 0.2102 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 41 | California State University-Northridge | 25600 | 36600 | 0.3006 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 42 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25800 | 31500 | 0.181 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 43 | Southern University and A & M College | 25900 | 32900 | 0.2131 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 44 | Seattle Pacific University | 27400 | 62600 | 0.5624 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 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 | Alabama A & M University | 27800 | 42800 | 0.3503 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 47 | California State University-Long Beach | 27800 | 38400 | 0.2764 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 49 | Iowa State University | 28700 | 43300 | 0.3381 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 50 | Western Illinois University | 28800 | 31000 | 0.071 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 51 | South Carolina State University | 29900 | 41600 | 0.2812 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 52 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4429 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 53 | San Francisco State University | 30800 | 45200 | 0.3188 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 54 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 30900 | 43700 | 0.293 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 55 | Freed-Hardeman University | 31900 | 35100 | 0.0913 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 56 | Bridgewater College | 32000 | 40200 | 0.2042 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 57 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 58 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33400 | 42800 | 0.2196 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 59 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34000 | 37200 | 0.0861 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 60 | Auburn University | 34400 | 34400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 61 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 62 | University of Montevallo | 35800 | 46700 | 0.2333 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 63 | Tennessee Technological University | 36300 | 38500 | 0.0572 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 64 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 65 | University of Wyoming | 38600 | 43800 | 0.1187 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 66 | SUNY Oneonta | 40400 | 45300 | 0.1081 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 67 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3465 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 68 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43000 | 46200 | 0.0693 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 69 | University of Utah | 51500 | 53700 | 0.0411 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 70 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 71 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 56700 | 58900 | 0.0374 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.