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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 West Virginia.
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 West Virginia.
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 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | 8400 | 36500 | 0.7709 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 3 | Marshall University | 11700 | 39800 | 0.7059 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois University | 12200 | 24700 | 0.5045 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 5 | Fort Valley State University | 12600 | 54800 | 0.7699 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 6 | Delta State University | 13400 | 23200 | 0.423 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 6 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13400 | 17900 | 0.2521 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 9 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14900 | 30100 | 0.5056 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 15000 | 30200 | 0.5039 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 15100 | 21600 | 0.3014 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Norfolk State University | 15300 | 40300 | 0.6207 | 5,411 | 935 | 0.8777 | |
| 13 | West Virginia University | 15400 | 73200 | 0.7892 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 14 | Jacksonville State University | 15700 | 38200 | 0.5886 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 15 | Kansas State University | 16400 | 26400 | 0.3798 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 16 | California State University-Long Beach | 16900 | 25800 | 0.345 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 16 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16900 | 27800 | 0.3914 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 18 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 17200 | 52600 | 0.6725 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 19 | North Carolina Central University | 17500 | 37500 | 0.5338 | 7,232 | 865 | 0.8605 | |
| 20 | California State University-Sacramento | 17800 | 30700 | 0.42 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 21 | University of Kentucky | 17900 | 36500 | 0.509 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 22 | Morgan State University | 18000 | 42200 | 0.5739 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 23 | Carson-Newman University | 18100 | 51900 | 0.6515 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 24 | Mississippi University for Women | 18400 | 23600 | 0.2205 | 1,962 | 1055 | 0.9031 | |
| 25 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19200 | 79300 | 0.7585 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 26 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19900 | 30600 | 0.3495 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 26 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 19900 | 45100 | 0.559 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 28 | Alabama A & M University | 20100 | 51200 | 0.6083 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 29 | University of Houston | 20500 | 21800 | 0.0596 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 30 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 20700 | 48300 | 0.5715 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 31 | Iowa State University | 21100 | 25700 | 0.1794 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 31 | South Carolina State University | 21100 | 43100 | 0.5108 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 31 | University of Montevallo | 21100 | 61300 | 0.6553 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 34 | Texas Southern University | 21400 | 38900 | 0.4499 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 35 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 36 | Southern University and A & M College | 22300 | 41600 | 0.4636 | 6,713 | 930 | 0.3512 | |
| 37 | Meredith College | 22400 | 67400 | 0.6675 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 38 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 39 | The University of Alabama | 22900 | 33400 | 0.3142 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 40 | Central Washington University | 23800 | 27900 | 0.1472 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 41 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 42 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 42 | The University of Tennessee-Martin | 25600 | 32800 | 0.2198 | 7,393 | 1125 | 0.8968 | |
| 44 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 30600 | 0.1469 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 45 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 46 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 47 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 48 | University of Utah | 28400 | 32000 | 0.1114 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 49 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 50 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30100 | 54700 | 0.4495 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 51 | Pittsburg State University | 31300 | 37100 | 0.1564 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 52 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 53 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 54 | Baylor University | 33400 | 70400 | 0.5258 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 55 | Bridgewater College | 33900 | 42500 | 0.2018 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 56 | California Baptist University | 34300 | 69800 | 0.5084 | 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 | Tennessee Technological University | 36000 | 38500 | 0.0666 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 60 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 61 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 62 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 63 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 64 | The University of Texas at Austin | 50200 | 58900 | 0.1477 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 65 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 66 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58600 | 61200 | 0.0419 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.