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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 Maine.
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 Maine.
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 Tennessee-Martin | 11500 | 24800 | 0.5368 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 3 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 5 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12800 | 24500 | 0.4782 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 6 | Fort Valley State University | 13900 | 20300 | 0.3158 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 7 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 27000 | 0.4813 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 8 | East Central University | 14100 | 18500 | 0.2382 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 9 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4241 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 15200 | 35700 | 0.5744 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 11 | Wayne State College | 15600 | 26400 | 0.4096 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 12 | Chadron State College | 15700 | 25600 | 0.3868 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | University of Southern Maine | 15700 | 23000 | 0.317 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 14 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 15 | Delta State University | 16500 | 23400 | 0.2951 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 16 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16600 | 30300 | 0.4533 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 17 | Sam Houston State University | 16800 | 23000 | 0.2696 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 18 | Eastern Illinois University | 17200 | 27700 | 0.3781 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 19 | Alabama A & M University | 17600 | 35300 | 0.5007 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 20 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3406 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 20 | Texas Southern University | 19000 | 42400 | 0.5514 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 22 | University of Maine | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3428 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 23 | Carson-Newman University | 20000 | 51700 | 0.613 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 24 | South Carolina State University | 20700 | 30000 | 0.3095 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 25 | Olivet Nazarene University | 21200 | 88800 | 0.7613 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 26 | Illinois State University | 21600 | 35200 | 0.3871 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 27 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 22100 | 33900 | 0.3479 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 28 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 29 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 24500 | 0.0285 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 30 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 24700 | 42300 | 0.4158 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 31 | Montana State University | 24900 | 31400 | 0.207 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 31 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 24900 | 51700 | 0.5179 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 33 | California State University-Fresno | 25300 | 35900 | 0.2951 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 34 | California State University-Northridge | 25900 | 36600 | 0.2916 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 35 | Southern University and A & M College | 26100 | 32900 | 0.207 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 36 | Norfolk State University | 26200 | 40300 | 0.3501 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 37 | Texas Woman's University | 26400 | 41300 | 0.3608 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 37 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 26400 | 39000 | 0.323 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 39 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 40 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 41 | Seattle Pacific University | 27700 | 62600 | 0.5576 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 42 | California State University-Long Beach | 28000 | 38400 | 0.2712 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 43 | Jacksonville State University | 28500 | 38200 | 0.2537 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 44 | Iowa State University | 28800 | 43300 | 0.3351 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 45 | Western Illinois University | 29000 | 31000 | 0.0668 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 46 | University of Houston | 30900 | 35200 | 0.1223 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 47 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 31100 | 43700 | 0.2884 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 48 | San Francisco State University | 31200 | 45200 | 0.3099 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 49 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31700 | 36400 | 0.129 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 50 | Freed-Hardeman University | 31900 | 35100 | 0.0913 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 51 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2009 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 52 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 53 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33700 | 42800 | 0.2126 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 54 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 34200 | 37200 | 0.0826 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 55 | California State University-Sacramento | 34300 | 44900 | 0.2362 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 56 | Auburn University | 34400 | 34400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 56 | Morgan State University | 34400 | 37200 | 0.0753 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 58 | Baylor University | 34600 | 70800 | 0.511 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 59 | University of Montevallo | 35800 | 46700 | 0.2333 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 60 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0541 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 61 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0539 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37400 | 62000 | 0.3968 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 63 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 64 | University of Wyoming | 38800 | 43800 | 0.1158 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 65 | SUNY Oneonta | 40500 | 45300 | 0.1059 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 66 | Union University | 42000 | 64100 | 0.3445 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 67 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43200 | 46200 | 0.0665 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 68 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 69 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 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.