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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 | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 1 | California State University-Northridge | 8100 | 65100 | 0.8757 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | Fort Valley State University | 12400 | 29700 | 0.5823 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 4 | Delta State University | 13000 | 23500 | 0.4472 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7784 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 6 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14600 | 55300 | 0.7355 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 7 | Stephen F Austin State University | 14700 | 23400 | 0.3714 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 8 | Wayne State College | 14900 | 26400 | 0.4352 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Chadron State College | 15300 | 25000 | 0.3886 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 42900 | 0.638 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 11 | Norfolk State University | 15800 | 26700 | 0.4087 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 12 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16500 | 52000 | 0.6832 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 12 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16500 | 28100 | 0.4123 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 14 | Morgan State University | 16600 | 28500 | 0.4173 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 15 | California State University-Sacramento | 17600 | 35700 | 0.5071 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 16 | Carson-Newman University | 17700 | 51900 | 0.6592 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 17 | Mississippi University for Women | 18400 | 25100 | 0.2668 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 18 | Alabama A & M University | 19500 | 51900 | 0.6243 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 19 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19600 | 32300 | 0.3934 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 19 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19600 | 26900 | 0.2714 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 19 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19600 | 79300 | 0.7525 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 22 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1786 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 23 | Iowa State University | 19900 | 24200 | 0.179 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 24 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45100 | 0.5531 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 25 | Eastern Illinois University | 20300 | 28100 | 0.277 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 26 | University of Wyoming | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2644 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 27 | University of Montevallo | 20600 | 30300 | 0.3202 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 28 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 28 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 20700 | 48300 | 0.5715 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 30 | University of Houston | 21800 | 21800 | 0 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 31 | Southern University and A & M College | 21900 | 41000 | 0.4659 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 32 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 33 | Illinois State University | 23100 | 36400 | 0.3667 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 34 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 23300 | 33600 | 0.3063 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 35 | Miami University-Oxford | 24300 | 28300 | 0.1413 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 36 | Montana State University | 24600 | 73500 | 0.6655 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 37 | Pittsburg State University | 24700 | 36200 | 0.3176 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 38 | Meredith College | 25000 | 67400 | 0.6289 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 39 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25300 | 32000 | 0.2097 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 40 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 41 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 42 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 36600 | 0.2869 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 43 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 44 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 45 | California State University-Long Beach | 27300 | 43100 | 0.367 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 46 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 47 | Central Washington University | 27700 | 27900 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4445 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 49 | Bridgewater College | 30900 | 42500 | 0.2718 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 50 | North Carolina Central University | 31200 | 40000 | 0.2199 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 51 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31400 | 36700 | 0.1443 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 51 | South Carolina State University | 31400 | 41600 | 0.2452 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 53 | Liberty University | 33100 | 43400 | 0.2361 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 54 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 54 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 56 | California Baptist University | 34500 | 69100 | 0.5009 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 56 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 58 | George Mason University | 35700 | 35800 | 0.0011 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 59 | Tennessee Technological University | 36200 | 38500 | 0.0594 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 60 | Auburn University | 36400 | 85500 | 0.5741 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 61 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 50500 | 0.1624 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 62 | Kansas State University | 43700 | 47900 | 0.0882 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 63 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3375 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 64 | University of Kentucky | 51300 | 74100 | 0.3079 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 65 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 66 | The University of Alabama | 53700 | 66500 | 0.1925 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 67 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58900 | 61200 | 0.0374 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.