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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 Illinois.
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 Illinois.
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 | California State University-Northridge | 9300 | 36500 | 0.7454 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.881 | |
| 3 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10200 | 27800 | 0.632 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 11500 | 24800 | 0.5368 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 5 | Texas Woman's University | 11700 | 23200 | 0.4953 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 12300 | 45900 | 0.7327 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 7 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 12700 | 34600 | 0.6336 | 8,975 | 1065 | 0.9721 | |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois University | 13000 | 24300 | 0.4645 | 6,785 | 990 | 0.6535 | |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | 13200 | 29000 | 0.5435 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 10 | University of Houston | 13500 | 23100 | 0.4157 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 11 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13700 | 17900 | 0.2353 | 12,216 | 1040 | 0.4617 | |
| 12 | Fort Valley State University | 13800 | 39100 | 0.6472 | 2,558 | 890 | 0.628 | |
| 13 | Norfolk State University | 13900 | 26700 | 0.4792 | 5,510 | 980 | 0.8746 | |
| 14 | Delta State University | 14000 | 23200 | 0.3971 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 15 | East Central University | 14100 | 18500 | 0.2382 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 16 | Southeast Missouri State University | 14500 | 28200 | 0.4865 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 17 | Chadron State College | 15300 | 25400 | 0.3979 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Central Washington University | 15600 | 27900 | 0.4416 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 19 | Pittsburg State University | 15700 | 23900 | 0.3426 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 20 | California State University-Long Beach | 15800 | 25800 | 0.3877 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 20 | Wayne State College | 15800 | 20000 | 0.2099 | 3,902 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Mississippi University for Women | 15900 | 21400 | 0.2574 | 1,995 | 1055 | 1 | |
| 23 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16100 | 23200 | 0.306 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 24 | Jacksonville State University | 16500 | 27000 | 0.3896 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 25 | Alabama A & M University | 16600 | 44800 | 0.6289 | 5,845 | 920 | 0.6622 | |
| 25 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16600 | 30100 | 0.4491 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 27 | California State University-Sacramento | 16700 | 27600 | 0.3952 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 28 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16800 | 45800 | 0.6339 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 29 | Morgan State University | 17600 | 37200 | 0.5269 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 30 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18100 | 46600 | 0.6122 | 1,905 | 895 | 0.5754 | |
| 31 | Carson-Newman University | 18300 | 51900 | 0.6476 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 32 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18400 | 28200 | 0.3471 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 33 | Texas Southern University | 19800 | 25500 | 0.2239 | 6,619 | 915 | 0.9335 | |
| 34 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1722 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 35 | South Carolina State University | 20100 | 42000 | 0.5209 | 2,950 | 910 | 0.8262 | |
| 36 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45200 | 0.5537 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 37 | Henderson State University | 20400 | 37500 | 0.4564 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 38 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 39 | Western Illinois University | 20800 | 31000 | 0.3286 | 4,525 | 1000 | 0.7118 | |
| 40 | Southern University and A & M College | 21100 | 36700 | 0.4249 | 6,571 | 925 | 0.4987 | |
| 41 | University of Montevallo | 21500 | 53500 | 0.5979 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.539 | |
| 42 | San Francisco State University | 22700 | 55400 | 0.5903 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 43 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 44 | Montana State University | 23100 | 31500 | 0.2667 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 45 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 24000 | 27100 | 0.1156 | 12,897 | 1160 | 0.9133 | |
| 46 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.174 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 47 | Illinois State University | 25000 | 35200 | 0.2894 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 47 | Tennessee Technological University | 25000 | 33700 | 0.2566 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 49 | Seattle Pacific University | 26100 | 77000 | 0.6614 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 50 | Iowa State University | 26200 | 42800 | 0.3878 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 51 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.098 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 52 | Kansas State University | 29200 | 31400 | 0.0717 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 53 | Meredith College | 30500 | 64200 | 0.5251 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 53 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4416 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.5568 | |
| 55 | Liberty University | 31900 | 44300 | 0.2799 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 56 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2024 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 57 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.121 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 58 | Freed-Hardeman University | 33500 | 35900 | 0.0668 | 1,878 | 1120 | 0.9061 | |
| 59 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70300 | 0.5063 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 60 | Texas Tech University | 38700 | 41000 | 0.0561 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 61 | The University of Texas at Austin | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 62 | University of Kentucky | 48900 | 56600 | 0.1362 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 63 | Miami University-Oxford | 56600 | 56600 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 64 | The University of Alabama | 57100 | 57100 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 65 | Auburn University | 58700 | 58700 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 66 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 59100 | 61200 | 0.0349 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.