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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 | California State University-Northridge | 7800 | 65100 | 0.8803 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10000 | 27800 | 0.6392 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 4 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 10700 | 24800 | 0.5691 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 29600 | 0.5802 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 6 | North Carolina A & T State University | 12600 | 17900 | 0.2969 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 7 | Delta State University | 12700 | 23500 | 0.46 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Houston | 13400 | 21800 | 0.3852 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 9 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14300 | 55400 | 0.7411 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 10 | Pittsburg State University | 14700 | 23900 | 0.3843 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 14700 | 26400 | 0.4427 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Chadron State College | 15200 | 25000 | 0.3926 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Jacksonville State University | 15300 | 42900 | 0.6427 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 14 | Morgan State University | 15800 | 28500 | 0.4454 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 15 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16300 | 52000 | 0.687 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 16 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4338 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Carson-Newman University | 17500 | 51900 | 0.663 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 18 | California State University-Sacramento | 17700 | 35700 | 0.5043 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 19 | North Carolina Central University | 18100 | 27600 | 0.344 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 20 | Central Washington University | 18200 | 22700 | 0.198 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 21 | Mississippi University for Women | 18300 | 25100 | 0.2708 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 22 | Alabama A & M University | 19300 | 51900 | 0.6286 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 22 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 32300 | 0.4027 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19300 | 79300 | 0.7563 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 25 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19400 | 26900 | 0.2788 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 26 | Eastern Illinois University | 20000 | 28100 | 0.2877 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 27 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45100 | 0.5547 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 28 | University of Montevallo | 20500 | 30300 | 0.3235 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 29 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 20600 | 48300 | 0.5736 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 30 | Southern University and A & M College | 21600 | 41000 | 0.4732 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 31 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 32 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 33 | Montana State University | 24500 | 73500 | 0.6668 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 34 | Meredith College | 25000 | 67400 | 0.6289 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 35 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 36 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 36600 | 0.2869 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 37 | Fort Valley State University | 27000 | 54200 | 0.5023 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 38 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 39 | California State University-Long Beach | 27200 | 43100 | 0.3693 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 40 | Norfolk State University | 27400 | 40100 | 0.3164 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 41 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 42 | Iowa State University | 28600 | 43300 | 0.34 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 43 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4445 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 44 | South Carolina State University | 31100 | 41600 | 0.2524 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 45 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44700 | 0.2573 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 46 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 46 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 48 | Bridgewater College | 34200 | 42500 | 0.1953 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 48 | Texas Southern University | 34200 | 42500 | 0.1954 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 50 | California Baptist University | 34400 | 69100 | 0.5024 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 51 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35300 | 37600 | 0.0609 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 52 | Tennessee Technological University | 36200 | 38500 | 0.0594 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 53 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 54 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1168 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 55 | Kansas State University | 43700 | 47900 | 0.088 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 56 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3375 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 57 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.067 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 58 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0544 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 59 | Towson University | 49500 | 68400 | 0.2765 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 60 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49800 | 58800 | 0.153 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 61 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 74100 | 0.3114 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 62 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 63 | The University of Alabama | 53800 | 66500 | 0.191 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 64 | Miami University-Oxford | 57300 | 57300 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 65 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58900 | 61200 | 0.0374 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 66 | Auburn University | 75400 | 85500 | 0.1181 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.