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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 | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 1 | California State University-Northridge | 8100 | 64500 | 0.8747 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10000 | 27800 | 0.6392 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 29600 | 0.5802 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 5 | Delta State University | 13000 | 23500 | 0.4472 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14600 | 55300 | 0.7355 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 7 | Pittsburg State University | 14900 | 23900 | 0.376 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 7 | Wayne State College | 14900 | 26400 | 0.4352 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Chadron State College | 15300 | 25000 | 0.3886 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 42900 | 0.638 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 11 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 15700 | 28400 | 0.4472 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 12 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16500 | 52000 | 0.6832 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 12 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16500 | 28100 | 0.4123 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 14 | California State University-Long Beach | 16600 | 33300 | 0.5016 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 14 | Morgan State University | 16600 | 28500 | 0.4173 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 16 | Carson-Newman University | 17700 | 51900 | 0.6592 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 17 | California State University-Sacramento | 17900 | 35700 | 0.4987 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 18 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18100 | 44300 | 0.5918 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 19 | Mississippi University for Women | 18400 | 25100 | 0.2668 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 19 | North Carolina Central University | 18400 | 27600 | 0.3331 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 21 | Alabama A & M University | 19500 | 51900 | 0.6242 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19600 | 79300 | 0.7525 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 23 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45100 | 0.5531 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 24 | Eastern Illinois University | 20300 | 28100 | 0.277 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 25 | University of Wyoming | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2644 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 26 | South Carolina State University | 20700 | 30000 | 0.3095 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 27 | University of Houston | 21800 | 21800 | 0 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 28 | Southern University and A & M College | 21900 | 41000 | 0.4659 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 29 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 30 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23300 | 26900 | 0.1338 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 30 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 23300 | 33600 | 0.3063 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 32 | Miami University-Oxford | 24300 | 28300 | 0.1413 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 33 | Montana State University | 24600 | 73500 | 0.6655 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 34 | Meredith College | 25000 | 67400 | 0.6289 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 35 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25300 | 32000 | 0.2097 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 36 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 37 | Henderson State University | 26500 | 27200 | 0.0258 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 38 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 39 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 40 | Fort Valley State University | 27400 | 54200 | 0.4949 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 41 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 42 | Central Washington University | 27700 | 27900 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 43 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 44 | Iowa State University | 28600 | 43300 | 0.34 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 45 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1028 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 46 | Norfolk State University | 29100 | 40100 | 0.2741 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 47 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4445 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 48 | Bridgewater College | 30900 | 42500 | 0.2718 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 49 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31400 | 36700 | 0.1443 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 50 | Liberty University | 33100 | 43400 | 0.2361 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 51 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 51 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 53 | California Baptist University | 34500 | 69100 | 0.5009 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 53 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 55 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35300 | 37600 | 0.0609 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 56 | George Mason University | 35700 | 35800 | 0.0011 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 57 | Tennessee Technological University | 36200 | 38500 | 0.0594 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 58 | University of Montevallo | 36300 | 45300 | 0.1985 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 59 | Auburn University | 36400 | 85500 | 0.5741 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 60 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 50500 | 0.1624 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 61 | Kansas State University | 43600 | 47900 | 0.0887 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 62 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3375 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 63 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.067 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 64 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0544 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 65 | University of Kentucky | 51300 | 74100 | 0.3075 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 66 | The University of Alabama | 53700 | 66500 | 0.1925 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 67 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58900 | 61200 | 0.0374 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.