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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 Massachusetts.
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 Massachusetts.
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 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10100 | 27800 | 0.6356 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 3 | California State University-Northridge | 12000 | 22000 | 0.4528 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 4 | Fort Valley State University | 12300 | 29700 | 0.5857 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 5 | University of Houston | 13600 | 22000 | 0.3811 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 6 | Delta State University | 14000 | 23200 | 0.3971 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 7 | Texas Woman's University | 14100 | 23200 | 0.3916 | 10,039 | 1035 | 0.9612 | |
| 8 | Wayne State College | 15000 | 20300 | 0.2611 | 3,902 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Chadron State College | 15100 | 25000 | 0.3966 | 1,690 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 15400 | 26800 | 0.4248 | 13,192 | 1075 | 0.9931 | |
| 11 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3949 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 12 | Jacksonville State University | 15900 | 27000 | 0.4118 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 13 | California State University-Long Beach | 16000 | 25800 | 0.3799 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 13 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 15 | California State University-Sacramento | 16100 | 27600 | 0.417 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 16 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 16200 | 28200 | 0.425 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 17 | Carson-Newman University | 19400 | 51900 | 0.6264 | 1,596 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 17 | Southeast Missouri State University | 19400 | 30600 | 0.3657 | 7,926 | 945 | 0.7352 | |
| 19 | Eastern Illinois University | 19900 | 28100 | 0.2934 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 20 | University of Montevallo | 20500 | 30300 | 0.3235 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 21 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20600 | 23200 | 0.1121 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 22 | Henderson State University | 21000 | 30600 | 0.3133 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 23 | East Central University | 21600 | 36200 | 0.4031 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 24 | Central Washington University | 23200 | 27900 | 0.1687 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 25 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 23600 | 43300 | 0.4555 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8378 | |
| 26 | University of Kentucky | 23800 | 36400 | 0.3453 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 27 | Miami University-Oxford | 24200 | 27500 | 0.1202 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 28 | Tennessee Technological University | 25000 | 33700 | 0.257 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 29 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25200 | 31500 | 0.2001 | 6,809 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 30 | Seattle Pacific University | 25600 | 70000 | 0.6343 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 30 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 25600 | 39700 | 0.3552 | 2,476 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 32 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 25900 | 34900 | 0.2578 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 33 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 34 | Norfolk State University | 27600 | 40100 | 0.3115 | 5,410 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 35 | Freed-Hardeman University | 27700 | 35900 | 0.2284 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 36 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2253 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 37 | Alabama A & M University | 28100 | 37700 | 0.2545 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 38 | Southern University and A & M College | 28400 | 32900 | 0.137 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 39 | Iowa State University | 28700 | 43300 | 0.3368 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 40 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0984 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 40 | Western Illinois University | 28900 | 31000 | 0.0693 | 4,525 | 1015 | 0.7118 | |
| 42 | Pittsburg State University | 29100 | 36200 | 0.1959 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 43 | Montana State University | 29500 | 31900 | 0.0751 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 44 | Morgan State University | 29600 | 41900 | 0.2938 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 45 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4419 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 46 | South Carolina State University | 30600 | 41600 | 0.2644 | 2,950 | 930 | 0.8262 | |
| 47 | San Francisco State University | 30700 | 47700 | 0.3565 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 48 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31300 | 36700 | 0.147 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.499 | |
| 49 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 50 | Bridgewater College | 32000 | 40200 | 0.2028 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 51 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.1214 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 52 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 53 | Auburn University | 33700 | 34100 | 0.0117 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 54 | Texas Southern University | 34400 | 42500 | 0.1907 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 55 | Meredith College | 34700 | 64200 | 0.4596 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 56 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0572 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 57 | Texas Tech University | 35500 | 38900 | 0.0874 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 58 | California State University-Fresno | 36600 | 43800 | 0.1634 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 59 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37300 | 66300 | 0.4375 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 60 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0534 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 61 | Illinois State University | 45900 | 49100 | 0.0642 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 62 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48600 | 51200 | 0.0517 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 63 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49800 | 59400 | 0.1617 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 64 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 53000 | 61200 | 0.1332 | 26,221 | 1204 | 0.8854 | |
| 65 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 56500 | 0.0124 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.