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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 | California State University-Northridge | 7800 | 36500 | 0.7873 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 10600 | 24800 | 0.5732 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois University | 11600 | 24700 | 0.5288 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 5 | Fort Valley State University | 12000 | 54800 | 0.7809 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 6 | Delta State University | 12700 | 23200 | 0.4533 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 8 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14400 | 30100 | 0.5228 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 9 | Wayne State College | 14600 | 30200 | 0.5172 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Chadron State College | 14800 | 21600 | 0.3153 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Jacksonville State University | 15300 | 38200 | 0.5991 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 12 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4568 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 13 | Kansas State University | 15700 | 26400 | 0.4053 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 13 | Norfolk State University | 15700 | 26700 | 0.4118 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 15 | Morgan State University | 15800 | 30700 | 0.4849 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 16 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16300 | 27800 | 0.413 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 17 | California State University-Long Beach | 16500 | 25800 | 0.3605 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 18 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16600 | 52600 | 0.6839 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 19 | North Carolina Central University | 16800 | 37500 | 0.5524 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 19 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.433 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Carson-Newman University | 17500 | 51900 | 0.663 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 22 | The University of Texas at Austin | 17700 | 28100 | 0.3697 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 23 | California State University-Sacramento | 17800 | 27700 | 0.358 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 24 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18100 | 44300 | 0.5918 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 25 | Mississippi University for Women | 18300 | 23600 | 0.2248 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 26 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18500 | 79300 | 0.7673 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 27 | Alabama A & M University | 19300 | 51200 | 0.6233 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 28 | University of Houston | 19500 | 21800 | 0.1055 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 29 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 19900 | 45100 | 0.559 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 30 | South Carolina State University | 20800 | 43100 | 0.5177 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 31 | University of Montevallo | 20900 | 61300 | 0.6586 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 32 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 33 | Southern University and A & M College | 21900 | 41600 | 0.4732 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 34 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 35 | Texas Southern University | 22100 | 25500 | 0.1335 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 36 | Meredith College | 22500 | 67400 | 0.666 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 36 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 38 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 39 | Central Washington University | 23100 | 27900 | 0.1723 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 40 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 41 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 42 | Henderson State University | 26000 | 30600 | 0.1501 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 43 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 44 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 45 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 46 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 47 | Iowa State University | 30700 | 45200 | 0.3221 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 48 | Pittsburg State University | 31300 | 37100 | 0.1564 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 49 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 50 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 51 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 52 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 49600 | 0.3264 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 53 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 54 | Bridgewater College | 33900 | 42500 | 0.2018 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 55 | California Baptist University | 34200 | 69800 | 0.5098 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 56 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 56 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35000 | 37600 | 0.0683 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 58 | Tennessee Technological University | 36000 | 38500 | 0.0666 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 59 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36400 | 36700 | 0.0082 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 60 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 61 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 62 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 63 | Towson University | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 64 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 65 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 66 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.