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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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | 9000 | 36500 | 0.7536 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.881 | |
| 3 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 11400 | 24800 | 0.5409 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 4 | California State University-Sacramento | 11600 | 30700 | 0.6219 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 5 | University of Houston | 12000 | 23100 | 0.4807 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 12200 | 19600 | 0.3768 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 7 | Fort Valley State University | 12600 | 44300 | 0.716 | 2,558 | 890 | 0.628 | |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois University | 12800 | 24300 | 0.4706 | 6,785 | 990 | 0.6535 | |
| 9 | Kansas State University | 13600 | 26100 | 0.4773 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 10 | Norfolk State University | 13700 | 40300 | 0.6605 | 5,510 | 980 | 0.8746 | |
| 11 | East Central University | 13900 | 18500 | 0.249 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 12 | Delta State University | 14000 | 23200 | 0.3971 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 13 | Southeast Missouri State University | 14200 | 28200 | 0.4962 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 14 | Stephen F Austin State University | 14400 | 22600 | 0.3624 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 15 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 14900 | 37800 | 0.6066 | 1,905 | 895 | 0.5754 | |
| 16 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15100 | 30100 | 0.4996 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 17 | Chadron State College | 15300 | 25400 | 0.3979 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Central Washington University | 15400 | 22700 | 0.3212 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 19 | California State University-Long Beach | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3954 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 19 | Pittsburg State University | 15600 | 23900 | 0.3467 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 19 | Wayne State College | 15600 | 20000 | 0.2199 | 3,902 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Mississippi University for Women | 15900 | 21400 | 0.2574 | 1,995 | 1055 | 1 | |
| 23 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16200 | 23200 | 0.3017 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 24 | Alabama A & M University | 16400 | 44800 | 0.6333 | 5,845 | 920 | 0.6622 | |
| 24 | Jacksonville State University | 16400 | 27000 | 0.3933 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 26 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16600 | 45800 | 0.6383 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 27 | Morgan State University | 17300 | 19700 | 0.1221 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 28 | Carson-Newman University | 18000 | 51900 | 0.6534 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 29 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18200 | 28200 | 0.3542 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 30 | Texas Woman's University | 18400 | 28200 | 0.3476 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 31 | Texas Southern University | 19400 | 42500 | 0.5438 | 6,619 | 915 | 0.9335 | |
| 32 | Towson University | 19700 | 30000 | 0.3429 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 33 | South Carolina State University | 19800 | 42000 | 0.5281 | 2,950 | 910 | 0.8262 | |
| 34 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1726 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 35 | Henderson State University | 20400 | 37500 | 0.4564 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 36 | Southern University and A & M College | 20900 | 36700 | 0.4303 | 6,571 | 925 | 0.4987 | |
| 37 | University of Montevallo | 21400 | 53500 | 0.5998 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.539 | |
| 38 | San Francisco State University | 22400 | 55400 | 0.5957 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 39 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22500 | 35300 | 0.3631 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 40 | Montana State University | 23000 | 31500 | 0.2699 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 41 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.174 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 42 | Miami University-Oxford | 24500 | 28400 | 0.1372 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 43 | Seattle Pacific University | 25800 | 77000 | 0.6653 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 44 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 45 | Texas Tech University | 27900 | 27900 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 46 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2249 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 47 | Western Illinois University | 28900 | 31000 | 0.0688 | 4,525 | 1000 | 0.7118 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4416 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.5568 | |
| 49 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 56400 | 0.4504 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 50 | University of Kentucky | 31100 | 36100 | 0.1386 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 51 | Liberty University | 32000 | 44300 | 0.2777 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 52 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2024 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 53 | Freed-Hardeman University | 33500 | 35900 | 0.0668 | 1,878 | 1120 | 0.9061 | |
| 54 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34100 | 37200 | 0.0842 | 12,897 | 1160 | 0.9133 | |
| 55 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70300 | 0.5063 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 56 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36100 | 36600 | 0.0137 | 12,216 | 1040 | 0.4617 | |
| 57 | Meredith College | 36200 | 64200 | 0.4363 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 58 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0554 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 59 | Auburn University | 36500 | 38000 | 0.0394 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 60 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37000 | 66500 | 0.4433 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 61 | Illinois State University | 45200 | 47300 | 0.0451 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 62 | The University of Texas at Austin | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 63 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48600 | 51200 | 0.0514 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 64 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0398 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 65 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 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.