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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 | North Carolina Central University | 7000 | 27000 | 0.7416 | 6,595 | 971 | 0.8697 | |
| 2 | California State University-Fresno | 12100 | 19600 | 0.3819 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12600 | 24500 | 0.4864 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | Fort Valley State University | 13700 | 20300 | 0.3257 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 5 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 26800 | 0.4772 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 6 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23600 | 0.3946 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 7 | Norfolk State University | 14500 | 26700 | 0.4568 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 7 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4247 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 9 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15100 | 26600 | 0.4338 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 15400 | 26400 | 0.4172 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 11 | California State University-Long Beach | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3993 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 12 | Chadron State College | 15600 | 25600 | 0.3907 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 14 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16300 | 30300 | 0.4628 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 15 | Delta State University | 16400 | 23400 | 0.2994 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 16 | Eastern Illinois University | 16800 | 27700 | 0.3937 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 17 | Morgan State University | 17200 | 19700 | 0.1272 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 18 | Illinois State University | 17500 | 29300 | 0.4022 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 19 | Alabama A & M University | 17700 | 35300 | 0.4979 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 19 | San Francisco State University | 17700 | 33300 | 0.4684 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 21 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3395 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 22 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 23 | Towson University | 19200 | 30000 | 0.3596 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 24 | Carson-Newman University | 19700 | 51700 | 0.6188 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 25 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19900 | 24500 | 0.1874 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 26 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20100 | 26900 | 0.2527 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 27 | Texas Southern University | 20300 | 25700 | 0.2104 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 28 | South Carolina State University | 20400 | 30000 | 0.3195 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 29 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20900 | 88800 | 0.7648 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 30 | Southern University and A & M College | 21800 | 27100 | 0.1957 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 31 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 21900 | 33900 | 0.3538 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 32 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22500 | 35300 | 0.3631 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 33 | Sam Houston State University | 22600 | 23000 | 0.0174 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 33 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 22600 | 31500 | 0.2827 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 35 | Henderson State University | 23100 | 35900 | 0.357 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 36 | East Central University | 24100 | 33300 | 0.2765 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 37 | Freed-Hardeman University | 24300 | 35100 | 0.308 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 38 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24600 | 35700 | 0.3113 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 39 | Montana State University | 24800 | 31400 | 0.2102 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 40 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 25000 | 51700 | 0.5162 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 41 | California State University-Northridge | 25500 | 36600 | 0.3028 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 42 | Texas Woman's University | 26100 | 41300 | 0.3681 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 43 | Iowa State University | 27200 | 41500 | 0.3453 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 44 | Seattle Pacific University | 27400 | 62600 | 0.5624 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 45 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 46 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 47 | Jacksonville State University | 28300 | 38200 | 0.259 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 48 | Western Illinois University | 29200 | 31000 | 0.0607 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 49 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 50 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 30900 | 43700 | 0.293 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 51 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 52 | Auburn University | 31300 | 34400 | 0.0902 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 52 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31300 | 36400 | 0.1399 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 54 | Bridgewater College | 32300 | 40200 | 0.1962 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 55 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 56 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33400 | 42800 | 0.2196 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 57 | California State University-Sacramento | 33900 | 44900 | 0.2451 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 58 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 34400 | 37200 | 0.0775 | 12,897 | 1055 | 0.9133 | |
| 59 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 60 | Tennessee Technological University | 35300 | 37100 | 0.0508 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 61 | University of Montevallo | 35700 | 46700 | 0.2355 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 62 | University of Central Arkansas | 36500 | 38400 | 0.0491 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 63 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37100 | 62000 | 0.4017 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 64 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 65 | University of Wyoming | 39000 | 43800 | 0.1114 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 66 | SUNY Oneonta | 40400 | 45300 | 0.1081 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 67 | Union University | 42200 | 64100 | 0.3415 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 68 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43300 | 46200 | 0.0624 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 69 | University of Utah | 51800 | 53700 | 0.0351 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 70 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 71 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 57100 | 58900 | 0.032 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | 
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.