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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 South Dakota.
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 South Dakota.
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 | 8500 | 36500 | 0.7681 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 10600 | 24800 | 0.5732 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois University | 12300 | 24700 | 0.5005 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 31100 | 0.6022 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 6 | Fort Valley State University | 12700 | 54800 | 0.7681 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 7 | Delta State University | 13600 | 23200 | 0.4144 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 8 | Wayne State College | 15100 | 30200 | 0.5006 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Chadron State College | 15200 | 21600 | 0.2967 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jacksonville State University | 15900 | 27000 | 0.4118 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 11 | Norfolk State University | 16100 | 26700 | 0.3969 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 11 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16100 | 30100 | 0.4657 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 13 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16400 | 28500 | 0.4252 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 14 | Stephen F Austin State University | 17000 | 27800 | 0.3878 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 15 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 17300 | 52600 | 0.6706 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 16 | North Carolina Central University | 17600 | 37500 | 0.5311 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 17 | California State University-Sacramento | 17900 | 31400 | 0.4305 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 18 | Morgan State University | 18100 | 42200 | 0.5715 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 19 | Carson-Newman University | 18200 | 51900 | 0.6496 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 20 | Mississippi University for Women | 18400 | 23600 | 0.2205 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 21 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19400 | 79300 | 0.756 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 22 | Alabama A & M University | 20100 | 51200 | 0.607 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 23 | South Dakota State University | 20200 | 25200 | 0.2009 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 24 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 20600 | 48300 | 0.5736 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 25 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 26 | University of Houston | 20800 | 28400 | 0.2679 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 27 | South Carolina State University | 20900 | 30000 | 0.3029 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 27 | University of Montevallo | 20900 | 31500 | 0.337 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 29 | University of Northern Iowa | 21200 | 24800 | 0.144 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 30 | Texas Southern University | 21400 | 38900 | 0.4499 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 31 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 32 | Meredith College | 22400 | 67400 | 0.6675 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 32 | Southern University and A & M College | 22400 | 41600 | 0.4612 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 34 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 35 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 36 | University of South Dakota | 23300 | 26900 | 0.1327 | 7,515 | 1120 | 0.9884 | |
| 37 | Central Washington University | 23900 | 27200 | 0.1212 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 38 | Montana State University | 25000 | 31600 | 0.2091 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 39 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25500 | 28000 | 0.0915 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 40 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 41 | Henderson State University | 26000 | 30600 | 0.1501 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 42 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 43 | California State University-Long Beach | 27600 | 38800 | 0.2886 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 44 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 45 | Iowa State University | 30700 | 45200 | 0.3221 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 46 | Pittsburg State University | 31300 | 37100 | 0.1564 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 47 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.2752 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 48 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 49 | Baylor University | 33300 | 70400 | 0.5273 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 50 | Bridgewater College | 33900 | 42500 | 0.2018 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 51 | California Baptist University | 34200 | 69800 | 0.5098 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 52 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 53 | Tennessee Technological University | 36000 | 38500 | 0.0666 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 54 | Texas Tech University | 36200 | 41000 | 0.1172 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 55 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36500 | 36700 | 0.0054 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 56 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38200 | 66700 | 0.4274 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 57 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 58 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 59 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0932 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 60 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 61 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48300 | 61200 | 0.2102 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 62 | University of Kentucky | 49000 | 59900 | 0.182 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 63 | The University of Texas at Austin | 50400 | 58900 | 0.1443 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 64 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 65 | The University of Alabama | 53600 | 58000 | 0.0759 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 66 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.