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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 | 36500 | 0.7873 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | Eastern Illinois University | 11600 | 24700 | 0.5288 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 4 | Fort Valley State University | 12000 | 54800 | 0.7809 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 5 | Delta State University | 12700 | 23200 | 0.4533 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 7 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14400 | 30100 | 0.5228 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 8 | Wayne State College | 14600 | 30200 | 0.5172 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Chadron State College | 14800 | 21600 | 0.3153 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Norfolk State University | 15000 | 40300 | 0.6282 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 11 | Jacksonville State University | 15300 | 38200 | 0.5991 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 12 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16300 | 27800 | 0.413 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 13 | California State University-Long Beach | 16500 | 25800 | 0.3605 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 14 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16600 | 52600 | 0.6839 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 15 | North Carolina Central University | 16800 | 37500 | 0.5524 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 15 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.433 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | California State University-Sacramento | 17400 | 30700 | 0.433 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 18 | Carson-Newman University | 17500 | 51900 | 0.663 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 19 | Central Washington University | 18100 | 22700 | 0.2024 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 19 | Morgan State University | 18100 | 42200 | 0.5715 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 21 | Mississippi University for Women | 18300 | 23600 | 0.2248 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18500 | 79300 | 0.7673 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 23 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19200 | 30600 | 0.3724 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 24 | University of Houston | 19500 | 21800 | 0.1055 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 25 | Alabama A & M University | 19800 | 51200 | 0.614 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 26 | University of Wyoming | 20300 | 27900 | 0.2742 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 27 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 20600 | 48300 | 0.5736 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 27 | University of Montevallo | 20600 | 31500 | 0.3465 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 29 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 30 | South Carolina State University | 20800 | 43100 | 0.5177 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 31 | Iowa State University | 21100 | 25700 | 0.1794 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 32 | Texas Southern University | 21200 | 38900 | 0.455 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 33 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 34 | Southern University and A & M College | 21900 | 41600 | 0.4732 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 35 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 36 | Meredith College | 22500 | 67400 | 0.666 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 36 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 38 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 39 | Tennessee Technological University | 24600 | 33700 | 0.2693 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 40 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25100 | 32800 | 0.2351 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 41 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 42 | Henderson State University | 26500 | 27200 | 0.0258 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 43 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 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 Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 47 | Towson University | 29500 | 30100 | 0.02 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 49 | Pittsburg State University | 31300 | 37100 | 0.1564 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 50 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 51 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 52 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 53 | 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 | Bridgewater College | 33900 | 42500 | 0.2018 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 56 | California Baptist University | 34200 | 69800 | 0.5098 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 57 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 57 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35000 | 37600 | 0.0683 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 59 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36400 | 36700 | 0.0082 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 60 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37100 | 66700 | 0.4439 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 61 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 62 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0923 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 63 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 64 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49100 | 58900 | 0.1664 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 65 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 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.