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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 West 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 West 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 | 8400 | 36500 | 0.7709 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | Marshall University | 11600 | 27800 | 0.5824 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois University | 12200 | 24700 | 0.5045 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 31100 | 0.6022 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 6 | Fort Valley State University | 12600 | 54800 | 0.7699 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 7 | Delta State University | 13400 | 23200 | 0.423 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 7 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13400 | 17900 | 0.2521 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 9 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14900 | 30100 | 0.5056 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 15000 | 30200 | 0.5039 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 15100 | 21600 | 0.3014 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | West Virginia University | 15100 | 73100 | 0.7931 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 13 | Norfolk State University | 15300 | 40300 | 0.6207 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 14 | Pittsburg State University | 15500 | 23900 | 0.3509 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 15 | Jacksonville State University | 15700 | 38200 | 0.5886 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 16 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16200 | 28500 | 0.4322 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 17 | California State University-Long Beach | 16900 | 25800 | 0.345 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 17 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16900 | 27800 | 0.3914 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 19 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 17200 | 52600 | 0.6725 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 20 | North Carolina Central University | 17500 | 37500 | 0.5338 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 21 | California State University-Sacramento | 17800 | 30700 | 0.42 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 22 | University of Kentucky | 17900 | 36500 | 0.509 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 23 | Morgan State University | 18000 | 42200 | 0.5739 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 24 | Carson-Newman University | 18100 | 51900 | 0.6515 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 25 | Mississippi University for Women | 18400 | 23600 | 0.2205 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 26 | Central Washington University | 18800 | 22700 | 0.1716 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 27 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19200 | 79300 | 0.7585 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 28 | Alabama A & M University | 19600 | 51200 | 0.617 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 29 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 19900 | 45100 | 0.559 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 30 | University of Houston | 20500 | 21800 | 0.0596 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 31 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 20600 | 48300 | 0.5736 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 32 | South Carolina State University | 20800 | 30000 | 0.3062 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 33 | University of Montevallo | 21100 | 61300 | 0.6553 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 34 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 35 | Southern University and A & M College | 22300 | 41600 | 0.4636 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 35 | Texas Southern University | 22300 | 25500 | 0.1257 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 37 | Meredith College | 22400 | 67400 | 0.6675 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 38 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 39 | The University of Alabama | 22900 | 33400 | 0.3142 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 40 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 41 | Miami University-Oxford | 24900 | 28300 | 0.1201 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 42 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25500 | 28000 | 0.0915 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 43 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 44 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25700 | 32800 | 0.2168 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 45 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 30600 | 0.1469 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 46 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 47 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 48 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 49 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 50 | Iowa State University | 30700 | 45200 | 0.3221 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 51 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.2752 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 52 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 53 | Baylor University | 33400 | 70400 | 0.5258 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 54 | Bridgewater College | 33900 | 42500 | 0.2018 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 55 | California Baptist University | 34300 | 69800 | 0.5084 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 56 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 57 | Tennessee Technological University | 36000 | 38500 | 0.0666 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 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 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 61 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0925 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 62 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 63 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 64 | The University of Texas at Austin | 50200 | 58900 | 0.1477 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 65 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 66 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58600 | 61200 | 0.0419 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.