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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 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 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 | |
| 1 | California State University-Northridge | 8000 | 36500 | 0.7799 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | Eastern Illinois University | 11900 | 24700 | 0.5179 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 4 | Fort Valley State University | 12300 | 54800 | 0.7754 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 5 | Delta State University | 13000 | 23200 | 0.4403 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 5 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13000 | 17900 | 0.2745 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 8 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14700 | 30100 | 0.5123 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 8 | Wayne State College | 14700 | 30200 | 0.5139 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Chadron State College | 14900 | 21600 | 0.3106 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Norfolk State University | 15100 | 26700 | 0.4349 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 11 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15100 | 23400 | 0.3543 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 13 | Pittsburg State University | 15200 | 23900 | 0.3634 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 14 | Jacksonville State University | 15700 | 27000 | 0.4192 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 15 | California State University-Long Beach | 16600 | 25800 | 0.3567 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 15 | Morgan State University | 16600 | 30700 | 0.4588 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 17 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16800 | 52600 | 0.6801 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 18 | Carson-Newman University | 17800 | 51900 | 0.6573 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 19 | California State University-Sacramento | 17900 | 27700 | 0.3544 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 20 | Mississippi University for Women | 18400 | 23600 | 0.2205 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 20 | North Carolina Central University | 18400 | 33000 | 0.4426 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18700 | 79300 | 0.7639 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 23 | Alabama A & M University | 19500 | 51200 | 0.6187 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 23 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19500 | 30600 | 0.3626 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 25 | University of Houston | 19900 | 21800 | 0.0871 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 26 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45100 | 0.5552 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 27 | University of Northern Iowa | 20400 | 24800 | 0.1775 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 28 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 20700 | 48300 | 0.5715 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 28 | University of Montevallo | 20700 | 31500 | 0.3434 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 30 | South Carolina State University | 21000 | 43100 | 0.5131 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 31 | Texas Southern University | 21400 | 38900 | 0.4499 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 32 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 33 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 34 | Southern University and A & M College | 22200 | 41600 | 0.466 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 35 | Meredith College | 22500 | 67400 | 0.666 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 35 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 35 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22500 | 33600 | 0.3301 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 38 | Central Washington University | 23400 | 27900 | 0.1615 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 39 | Miami University-Oxford | 24400 | 28300 | 0.1378 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 39 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 41 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25300 | 32800 | 0.229 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 42 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25700 | 28600 | 0.1011 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 43 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 30600 | 0.1469 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 44 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 45 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 46 | University of Utah | 28600 | 32000 | 0.1061 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 47 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30300 | 54700 | 0.4464 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 48 | Bridgewater College | 30800 | 42500 | 0.2743 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 48 | Iowa State University | 30800 | 45200 | 0.3183 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 50 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 51 | Liberty University | 32400 | 43400 | 0.2522 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 52 | Harding University | 33400 | 47800 | 0.3012 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 52 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 49600 | 0.3264 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 54 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 55 | California Baptist University | 34400 | 69800 | 0.5069 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 56 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 57 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0637 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 58 | George Mason University | 35700 | 35800 | 0.0011 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 59 | Tennessee Technological University | 36100 | 38500 | 0.0622 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 60 | University of Central Arkansas | 37900 | 40200 | 0.0595 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 61 | University of Wyoming | 39900 | 45300 | 0.1191 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 62 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 50500 | 0.1624 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 63 | Union University | 43600 | 66000 | 0.3391 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 64 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.092 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 65 | Illinois State University | 45700 | 49100 | 0.0692 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 66 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48300 | 51200 | 0.0565 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 67 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49500 | 58900 | 0.1596 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.