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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 South Dakota.
                                
                                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 South Dakota.
                                
                                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 | California State University-Fresno | 12100 | 19600 | 0.3819 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 3 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 4 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12800 | 24500 | 0.4782 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 12900 | 23200 | 0.444 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 6 | Fort Valley State University | 13800 | 20300 | 0.3208 | 2,558 | 940 | 0.628 | |
| 7 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 27000 | 0.485 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 8 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 25200 | 0.4242 | 4,491 | 1055 | 0.8727 | |
| 9 | Chadron State College | 15800 | 25600 | 0.3829 | 1,785 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 15900 | 26400 | 0.3983 | 3,902 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 11 | Mississippi University for Women | 16000 | 21400 | 0.2527 | 1,995 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 12 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 16600 | 25200 | 0.3411 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 13 | Delta State University | 16700 | 23400 | 0.2865 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 14 | Southeast Missouri State University | 17100 | 30300 | 0.4359 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 15 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 16 | Illinois State University | 17300 | 29300 | 0.409 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 17 | San Francisco State University | 17700 | 33300 | 0.4684 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 18 | Eastern Illinois University | 18000 | 27700 | 0.3515 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 19 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 20 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3403 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 21 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 22 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20400 | 43700 | 0.5336 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 23 | Henderson State University | 20600 | 32700 | 0.3702 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 24 | South Dakota State University | 20800 | 25200 | 0.1739 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 25 | Carson-Newman University | 20900 | 51700 | 0.5956 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 26 | Olivet Nazarene University | 21700 | 88800 | 0.7558 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 27 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 22600 | 33900 | 0.3331 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 28 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 22800 | 27100 | 0.1596 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 29 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 30 | University of South Dakota | 23100 | 26000 | 0.1109 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 31 | The University of Alabama | 23400 | 29900 | 0.2177 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 32 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24100 | 24500 | 0.0163 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 33 | Freed-Hardeman University | 24300 | 35100 | 0.308 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 34 | Miami University-Oxford | 24600 | 27200 | 0.0954 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 34 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 24600 | 31500 | 0.2192 | 6,817 | 1110 | 0.882 | |
| 36 | East Central University | 24900 | 33300 | 0.2524 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 37 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 25000 | 51700 | 0.5162 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 38 | Montana State University | 25300 | 31400 | 0.1942 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 39 | Norfolk State University | 26100 | 40300 | 0.3526 | 5,510 | 950 | 0.8746 | |
| 40 | Southern University and A & M College | 26200 | 32900 | 0.2039 | 6,571 | 960 | 0.4987 | |
| 41 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 26600 | 39000 | 0.3179 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 42 | Texas Woman's University | 26900 | 41300 | 0.3487 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 43 | Central Washington University | 27000 | 27200 | 0.0073 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 44 | Iowa State University | 27100 | 41400 | 0.3463 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 45 | Alabama A & M University | 28200 | 42800 | 0.3409 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 46 | California State University-Long Beach | 28400 | 38400 | 0.2608 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 46 | Seattle Pacific University | 28400 | 62600 | 0.5464 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 48 | Jacksonville State University | 28700 | 38200 | 0.2485 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 49 | Western Illinois University | 29200 | 31000 | 0.0607 | 5,025 | 990 | 0.7496 | |
| 50 | California State University-Sacramento | 30400 | 30900 | 0.0162 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 51 | South Carolina State University | 30700 | 41600 | 0.262 | 2,950 | 865 | 0.8262 | |
| 52 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 53 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 31500 | 43700 | 0.2792 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 54 | University of Houston | 31700 | 35200 | 0.0995 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 55 | North Carolina A & T State University | 32100 | 36400 | 0.118 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 56 | Bridgewater College | 32300 | 40200 | 0.1962 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 57 | Liberty University | 32700 | 43900 | 0.2551 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 57 | Sam Houston State University | 32700 | 39900 | 0.1804 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 59 | Stephen F Austin State University | 34200 | 42800 | 0.2009 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 60 | Baylor University | 34400 | 70800 | 0.5138 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 61 | Morgan State University | 34500 | 37200 | 0.0726 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 62 | Tennessee Technological University | 35300 | 37100 | 0.0508 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 63 | University of Montevallo | 36000 | 46700 | 0.2291 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 64 | University of Central Arkansas | 36500 | 38400 | 0.0491 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 65 | CUNY Queens College | 38300 | 38300 | 0 | 13,464 | 1146 | 0.6434 | |
| 66 | University of Wyoming | 39000 | 43800 | 0.1114 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 67 | SUNY Oneonta | 40500 | 45300 | 0.1059 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 68 | Union University | 42200 | 64100 | 0.3415 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 69 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 46800 | 58900 | 0.2067 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 70 | University of Utah | 51800 | 53700 | 0.0351 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 71 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | 
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.