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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 Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania.
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 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12800 | 24500 | 0.4782 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4717 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 5 | Fort Valley State University | 13900 | 20300 | 0.3158 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 6 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 27000 | 0.4813 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 7 | Texas Woman's University | 14200 | 23200 | 0.3876 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 8 | Norfolk State University | 14500 | 26700 | 0.4568 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 8 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4241 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 10 | Chadron State College | 15700 | 25600 | 0.3868 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 15700 | 26400 | 0.4058 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 12 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 13 | Delta State University | 16600 | 23400 | 0.2908 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 14 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16700 | 30300 | 0.4493 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 14 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16700 | 26600 | 0.3728 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 16 | Central Washington University | 17000 | 22700 | 0.2508 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 17 | Morgan State University | 17800 | 19700 | 0.0966 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 18 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 18900 | 18900 | 0.0004 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.7816 | |
| 19 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3408 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 19 | Texas Southern University | 19000 | 42400 | 0.5514 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 21 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 19800 | 26500 | 0.2542 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 22 | The University of Texas at Austin | 19900 | 26900 | 0.2601 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 23 | Carson-Newman University | 20200 | 51700 | 0.6092 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 23 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 43700 | 0.5382 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 25 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | 20700 | 33400 | 0.3819 | 8,012 | 1139 | 1 | |
| 25 | South Carolina State University | 20700 | 30000 | 0.3095 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 27 | Olivet Nazarene University | 21300 | 88800 | 0.7602 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 28 | Illinois State University | 21600 | 35200 | 0.3871 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 29 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 22300 | 33900 | 0.342 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 30 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 31 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 24500 | 0.0285 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 32 | East Central University | 24500 | 33300 | 0.2645 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 33 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24700 | 42300 | 0.4158 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 34 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 24900 | 51700 | 0.5179 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 35 | Montana State University | 25000 | 31400 | 0.2038 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 36 | California State University-Fresno | 25400 | 35900 | 0.2924 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 37 | California State University-Northridge | 26000 | 36600 | 0.2889 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 37 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 26000 | 31500 | 0.1747 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 39 | Southern University and A & M College | 26100 | 32900 | 0.207 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 40 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 41 | Seattle Pacific University | 27800 | 62600 | 0.556 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 42 | Alabama A & M University | 28100 | 42800 | 0.3433 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 42 | California State University-Long Beach | 28100 | 38400 | 0.2686 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 44 | Jacksonville State University | 28500 | 38200 | 0.2537 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 45 | Iowa State University | 28800 | 43300 | 0.3351 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 46 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0961 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 47 | Western Illinois University | 29000 | 31000 | 0.0668 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 48 | University of Houston | 31100 | 35200 | 0.1166 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 49 | San Francisco State University | 31200 | 45200 | 0.3099 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 49 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 31200 | 43700 | 0.2861 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 51 | Freed-Hardeman University | 31700 | 35100 | 0.097 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 52 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31800 | 36400 | 0.1262 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 53 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2009 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 54 | Sam Houston State University | 32200 | 39900 | 0.193 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 55 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 56 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33800 | 42800 | 0.2103 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 57 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34200 | 37200 | 0.0826 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 58 | California State University-Sacramento | 34400 | 44900 | 0.234 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 59 | Baylor University | 34600 | 70800 | 0.511 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 60 | University of Montevallo | 35900 | 46700 | 0.2312 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 61 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0541 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 62 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0539 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 63 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 64 | University of Wyoming | 38800 | 43800 | 0.1158 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 65 | SUNY Oneonta | 40500 | 45300 | 0.1059 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 66 | Union University | 42000 | 64100 | 0.3445 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 67 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43200 | 46200 | 0.0665 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 68 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 69 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 70 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 71 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 72 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 56900 | 58900 | 0.0352 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.