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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 Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | East Central University | 10500 | 24700 | 0.5754 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 3 | California State University-Sacramento | 11700 | 30700 | 0.6186 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 4 | California State University-Northridge | 11900 | 22000 | 0.4587 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 4 | Texas Woman's University | 11900 | 28200 | 0.5781 | 10,039 | 1035 | 0.9612 | |
| 6 | University of Houston | 12000 | 22000 | 0.4537 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 7 | Delta State University | 14000 | 23200 | 0.3971 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4761 | 2,476 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 9 | Stephen F Austin State University | 14500 | 23400 | 0.3799 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 10 | Pittsburg State University | 14700 | 23900 | 0.3843 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 11 | Wayne State College | 14900 | 20300 | 0.266 | 3,902 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Chadron State College | 15100 | 25000 | 0.3966 | 1,690 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 15300 | 26800 | 0.4285 | 13,192 | 1075 | 0.9931 | |
| 14 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3962 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 15 | California State University-Long Beach | 15900 | 25800 | 0.3838 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 15 | Mississippi University for Women | 15900 | 21400 | 0.2574 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 17 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 16100 | 28200 | 0.4285 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 18 | Norfolk State University | 16500 | 26700 | 0.3819 | 5,410 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16500 | 28000 | 0.4111 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 20 | Morgan State University | 16800 | 28500 | 0.4104 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 21 | Towson University | 18200 | 29900 | 0.391 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 22 | Carson-Newman University | 19300 | 51900 | 0.6283 | 1,596 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 22 | Southeast Missouri State University | 19300 | 30600 | 0.3678 | 7,926 | 945 | 0.7352 | |
| 24 | Eastern Illinois University | 19600 | 28100 | 0.3016 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 25 | Iowa State University | 19900 | 24200 | 0.1786 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 26 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20400 | 23200 | 0.1207 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 27 | South Carolina State University | 20600 | 30000 | 0.3129 | 2,950 | 930 | 0.8262 | |
| 28 | Henderson State University | 20900 | 30600 | 0.3166 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 29 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22500 | 35300 | 0.3631 | 52,187 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Central Washington University | 23000 | 27900 | 0.1759 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 31 | Tennessee Technological University | 24900 | 33700 | 0.2609 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 32 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25200 | 31500 | 0.2001 | 6,809 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 33 | Seattle Pacific University | 25400 | 70000 | 0.6371 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 34 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 25800 | 34900 | 0.2606 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 35 | Fort Valley State University | 26900 | 45200 | 0.4047 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 36 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 37 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 38 | Freed-Hardeman University | 27700 | 35900 | 0.2284 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 39 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2289 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 40 | Alabama A & M University | 28000 | 37700 | 0.2571 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 41 | Southern University and A & M College | 28300 | 32900 | 0.14 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 42 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1025 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 43 | Western Illinois University | 28800 | 31000 | 0.0734 | 4,525 | 1015 | 0.7118 | |
| 44 | Jacksonville State University | 28900 | 38200 | 0.2433 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 45 | Montana State University | 29400 | 31900 | 0.0783 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 46 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4443 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 47 | San Francisco State University | 30500 | 47700 | 0.3607 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 48 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 56400 | 0.45 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 49 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31200 | 36700 | 0.1498 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.499 | |
| 50 | University of Kentucky | 31400 | 36400 | 0.1373 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 51 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 51 | Bridgewater College | 31900 | 40200 | 0.206 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 53 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 54 | Auburn University | 33800 | 33800 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 55 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34000 | 37200 | 0.0881 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 56 | Texas Southern University | 34200 | 42500 | 0.1954 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 57 | Meredith College | 34600 | 64200 | 0.4612 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 58 | University of Montevallo | 35300 | 44900 | 0.214 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 59 | California State University-Fresno | 36500 | 43800 | 0.1668 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 60 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37100 | 66300 | 0.4405 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 61 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0567 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 62 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0668 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 63 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0543 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 64 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 52900 | 61200 | 0.1353 | 26,221 | 1204 | 0.8854 | |
| 65 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1291 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 66 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.