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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 Virginia.
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 Virginia.
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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | 8100 | 36500 | 0.7791 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | Eastern Illinois University | 11800 | 24700 | 0.5207 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 4 | Fort Valley State University | 12300 | 54800 | 0.7754 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 5 | Delta State University | 13000 | 23200 | 0.4403 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of Houston | 13300 | 21800 | 0.3898 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 8 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14600 | 30100 | 0.5156 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 9 | Wayne State College | 14700 | 30200 | 0.5139 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Chadron State College | 14900 | 21600 | 0.3106 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Norfolk State University | 15100 | 26700 | 0.4349 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 11 | Pittsburg State University | 15100 | 23900 | 0.3676 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 13 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 38200 | 0.5938 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 14 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 15 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16500 | 27800 | 0.4058 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 16 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16800 | 52600 | 0.6801 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 17 | North Carolina Central University | 17100 | 37500 | 0.5444 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 18 | California State University-Sacramento | 17600 | 30700 | 0.4265 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 19 | Carson-Newman University | 17700 | 51900 | 0.6592 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 20 | Morgan State University | 17800 | 42200 | 0.5786 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 21 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18100 | 44300 | 0.5918 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 22 | Mississippi University for Women | 18400 | 23600 | 0.2205 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 23 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18800 | 79300 | 0.7635 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 24 | Alabama A & M University | 19500 | 51200 | 0.619 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 24 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19500 | 30600 | 0.3626 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 26 | South Carolina State University | 20700 | 30000 | 0.3095 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 26 | University of Montevallo | 20700 | 31500 | 0.3434 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 28 | Texas Southern University | 21300 | 38900 | 0.4524 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 29 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 30 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 31 | Southern University and A & M College | 22100 | 41600 | 0.4684 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 32 | Meredith College | 22500 | 67400 | 0.666 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 32 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 32 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22500 | 33600 | 0.3301 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 35 | Central Washington University | 23400 | 27900 | 0.1615 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 36 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 37 | Tennessee Technological University | 24600 | 33700 | 0.2693 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 38 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25300 | 32800 | 0.229 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 39 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 40 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 30600 | 0.1469 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 41 | California State University-Long Beach | 27300 | 38800 | 0.2963 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 42 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 43 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 44 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 45 | Bridgewater College | 30600 | 42500 | 0.2783 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 46 | Iowa State University | 30700 | 45200 | 0.3221 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 47 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 48 | Liberty University | 32400 | 43400 | 0.2522 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 49 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 50 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 49600 | 0.3264 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 51 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 52 | California Baptist University | 34300 | 69800 | 0.5084 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 53 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 53 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35000 | 37600 | 0.0683 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 55 | George Mason University | 35700 | 35800 | 0.0011 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 56 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36500 | 36700 | 0.0054 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 57 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37100 | 66700 | 0.4439 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 58 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 59 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 60 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 50500 | 0.1624 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 61 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 62 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0919 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 63 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 64 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 65 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49500 | 58900 | 0.1596 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 66 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 67 | 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.