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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 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12600 | 24500 | 0.4864 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4701 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 13300 | 23200 | 0.4268 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 6 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13700 | 17900 | 0.2353 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 7 | Fort Valley State University | 13800 | 20300 | 0.3208 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 26800 | 0.4772 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 9 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4247 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 10 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 15400 | 28600 | 0.4621 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 15400 | 26400 | 0.4172 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 12 | Chadron State College | 15600 | 25600 | 0.3907 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 14 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16300 | 30300 | 0.4628 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 15 | Delta State University | 16400 | 23400 | 0.2994 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 16 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4345 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 17 | Central Washington University | 17000 | 22700 | 0.2508 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 18 | Morgan State University | 17200 | 19700 | 0.1272 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 19 | San Francisco State University | 17500 | 33300 | 0.4744 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 20 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 21 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3395 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 22 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 23 | Carson-Newman University | 19700 | 51700 | 0.6188 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 24 | Iowa State University | 20300 | 24200 | 0.1626 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 25 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20400 | 43700 | 0.5336 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 26 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20900 | 88800 | 0.7648 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 27 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 21900 | 33900 | 0.3538 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 28 | Sam Houston State University | 22600 | 23000 | 0.0174 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 28 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 22600 | 31500 | 0.2827 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 30 | Henderson State University | 23100 | 35900 | 0.357 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 31 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23600 | 24500 | 0.0367 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 31 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 33 | East Central University | 24100 | 33300 | 0.2765 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 34 | Freed-Hardeman University | 24300 | 35100 | 0.308 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 35 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24500 | 42300 | 0.4205 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 36 | Montana State University | 24800 | 31400 | 0.2102 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 37 | California State University-Fresno | 24900 | 35900 | 0.3063 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 38 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 25000 | 51700 | 0.5162 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 39 | Southern University and A & M College | 25900 | 32900 | 0.2131 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 40 | Norfolk State University | 26000 | 40300 | 0.3551 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 41 | Texas Woman's University | 26100 | 41300 | 0.3681 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 42 | Seattle Pacific University | 27400 | 62600 | 0.5624 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 43 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 44 | Alabama A & M University | 27700 | 42800 | 0.3526 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 45 | California State University-Long Beach | 27800 | 38400 | 0.2764 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 46 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 28100 | 39000 | 0.2794 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 47 | Jacksonville State University | 28300 | 38200 | 0.259 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 48 | Western Illinois University | 29200 | 31000 | 0.0607 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 49 | South Carolina State University | 29900 | 41600 | 0.2812 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 49 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 51 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 52 | Bridgewater College | 32300 | 40200 | 0.1962 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 53 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 54 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33400 | 42800 | 0.2196 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 55 | California State University-Sacramento | 33900 | 44900 | 0.2451 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 56 | Auburn University | 34400 | 34400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 56 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 34400 | 37200 | 0.0775 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 58 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 59 | Tennessee Technological University | 35300 | 37100 | 0.0508 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 60 | University of Montevallo | 35700 | 46700 | 0.2355 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 61 | Towson University | 36200 | 45700 | 0.2079 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 62 | University of Central Arkansas | 36500 | 38400 | 0.0491 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 63 | Illinois State University | 38000 | 45900 | 0.1738 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 64 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 65 | University of Wyoming | 39000 | 43800 | 0.1114 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 66 | SUNY Oneonta | 40400 | 45300 | 0.1081 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 67 | Union University | 42200 | 64100 | 0.3415 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 68 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43300 | 46200 | 0.0624 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 69 | University of Utah | 51800 | 53700 | 0.0351 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 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.