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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 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 4 | California State University-Fresno | 12400 | 19600 | 0.3666 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 5 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 6 | California State University-Northridge | 12900 | 23200 | 0.4436 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 7 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13300 | 17900 | 0.2577 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 26800 | 0.4772 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 9 | East Central University | 14400 | 18500 | 0.2219 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 10 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4241 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 11 | Texas Woman's University | 14600 | 23200 | 0.3704 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 12 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 15000 | 28600 | 0.4761 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 13 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 15200 | 35700 | 0.5744 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 13 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15200 | 26600 | 0.4301 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 15 | Wayne State College | 15400 | 26400 | 0.4172 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 16 | Chadron State College | 15600 | 25600 | 0.3907 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 18 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16300 | 30300 | 0.4624 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 19 | Delta State University | 16400 | 23400 | 0.2994 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 20 | Eastern Illinois University | 16800 | 27700 | 0.3931 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 21 | Sam Houston State University | 16900 | 23000 | 0.2652 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 22 | California State University-Sacramento | 17700 | 27200 | 0.3491 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 23 | SUNY Oneonta | 18600 | 29300 | 0.3652 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 24 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3402 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 25 | Towson University | 19200 | 30000 | 0.3596 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 26 | Carson-Newman University | 19700 | 51700 | 0.6188 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 27 | Texas Southern University | 20300 | 25700 | 0.2104 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 28 | Henderson State University | 20600 | 32700 | 0.3702 | 1,493 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 29 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20900 | 88800 | 0.7647 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 30 | Montana State University | 21100 | 27100 | 0.2211 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 31 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 21300 | 27100 | 0.2156 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 32 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 21900 | 33900 | 0.3538 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 33 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22500 | 35300 | 0.3631 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 34 | CUNY Queens College | 22700 | 29300 | 0.225 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 35 | Fort Valley State University | 23200 | 38900 | 0.4033 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 36 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23600 | 24500 | 0.0367 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 36 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 38 | University of Kentucky | 23900 | 36000 | 0.3359 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 39 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24500 | 42300 | 0.4205 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 40 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 24900 | 51700 | 0.5179 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 41 | Tennessee Technological University | 25100 | 33700 | 0.2548 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 42 | Southern University and A & M College | 25900 | 32900 | 0.2131 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 43 | Norfolk State University | 26000 | 40300 | 0.3551 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 43 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 26000 | 31500 | 0.1747 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 45 | Seattle Pacific University | 27400 | 62600 | 0.5624 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 46 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 47 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 48 | Alabama A & M University | 27800 | 42800 | 0.3503 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 48 | California State University-Long Beach | 27800 | 38400 | 0.2764 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 50 | Jacksonville State University | 28300 | 38200 | 0.259 | 8,663 | 1065 | 0.7769 | |
| 51 | Iowa State University | 28800 | 43300 | 0.3351 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 52 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0961 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 53 | Western Illinois University | 29000 | 31000 | 0.0668 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 54 | South Carolina State University | 29900 | 41600 | 0.2812 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 54 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 56 | San Francisco State University | 30800 | 45200 | 0.3188 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 57 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2009 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 57 | Freed-Hardeman University | 32100 | 35100 | 0.0856 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 59 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 60 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33400 | 42800 | 0.2196 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 61 | Auburn University | 34400 | 34400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 62 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 63 | Morgan State University | 35300 | 37200 | 0.0511 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 64 | University of Montevallo | 35700 | 46700 | 0.2355 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 65 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0541 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 66 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37100 | 62000 | 0.4017 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 67 | University of Wyoming | 38800 | 43800 | 0.1158 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 68 | Union University | 42000 | 64100 | 0.3445 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 69 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43200 | 46200 | 0.0665 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 70 | Illinois State University | 45200 | 47300 | 0.0439 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 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.