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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 | North Carolina Central University | 7000 | 27000 | 0.7416 | 6,595 | 971 | 0.8697 | |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 4 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12600 | 24500 | 0.4864 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4307 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 6 | Fort Valley State University | 13900 | 20300 | 0.3158 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 7 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 26800 | 0.4772 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 8 | Norfolk State University | 14500 | 26700 | 0.4568 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 8 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4241 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 10 | Texas Woman's University | 14700 | 23200 | 0.3661 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 11 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 15200 | 35700 | 0.5744 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 11 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15200 | 26600 | 0.4301 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 13 | Wayne State College | 15400 | 26400 | 0.4172 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 14 | Chadron State College | 15600 | 25600 | 0.3907 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15700 | 22600 | 0.3049 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 16 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 17 | Sam Houston State University | 16300 | 23000 | 0.2913 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 17 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16300 | 30300 | 0.4624 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 19 | Delta State University | 16400 | 23400 | 0.2994 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 20 | Central Washington University | 16800 | 22700 | 0.2596 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 20 | Eastern Illinois University | 16800 | 27700 | 0.3931 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 20 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4345 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 23 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 24 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3405 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 25 | Towson University | 19200 | 30000 | 0.3596 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 26 | Carson-Newman University | 19700 | 51700 | 0.6188 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 27 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1701 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 28 | University of Montevallo | 20300 | 31500 | 0.3561 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 29 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20900 | 88800 | 0.7647 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 30 | Illinois State University | 21600 | 35200 | 0.3871 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 31 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 21900 | 33900 | 0.3538 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 32 | CUNY Queens College | 22700 | 29300 | 0.225 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 32 | Henderson State University | 22700 | 35900 | 0.3681 | 1,493 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 34 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23600 | 24500 | 0.0367 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 34 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 36 | East Central University | 24100 | 33300 | 0.2765 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 37 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24500 | 42300 | 0.4205 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 38 | Montana State University | 24800 | 31400 | 0.2102 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 39 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 24900 | 51700 | 0.5179 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 40 | California State University-Fresno | 25000 | 35900 | 0.3035 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 41 | Southern University and A & M College | 25900 | 32900 | 0.2131 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 42 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 26000 | 31500 | 0.1747 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 43 | Seattle Pacific University | 27400 | 62600 | 0.5624 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 44 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 45 | Alabama A & M University | 27800 | 42800 | 0.3503 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 45 | California State University-Long Beach | 27800 | 38400 | 0.2764 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 47 | Jacksonville State University | 28300 | 38200 | 0.259 | 8,663 | 1065 | 0.7769 | |
| 48 | Western Illinois University | 29000 | 31000 | 0.0668 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 49 | South Carolina State University | 29900 | 41600 | 0.2812 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 49 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 51 | San Francisco State University | 30800 | 45200 | 0.3188 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 52 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 30900 | 43700 | 0.293 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 53 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 54 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31400 | 36400 | 0.1372 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 55 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2009 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 55 | Freed-Hardeman University | 32100 | 35100 | 0.0856 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 57 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 58 | California State University-Sacramento | 34000 | 44900 | 0.2429 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 59 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34200 | 37200 | 0.0826 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 60 | Auburn University | 34400 | 34400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 61 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 62 | Morgan State University | 35300 | 37200 | 0.0511 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 63 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0541 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 64 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0539 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 65 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37100 | 62000 | 0.4017 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 66 | University of Wyoming | 38800 | 43800 | 0.1158 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 67 | SUNY Oneonta | 40400 | 45300 | 0.1081 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 68 | Union University | 42000 | 64100 | 0.3445 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 69 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43200 | 46200 | 0.0665 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 70 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0386 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 71 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.