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Considering a degree in Human Development and Family Studies?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Human Development and Family Studies majors who live in Arkansas.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Human Development and Family Studies degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Arkansas.
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 | Utah State University | 0 | 30000 | 1 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 2 | Berea College | 8900 | 102900 | 0.9131 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 | |
| 3 | Cornell University | 10300 | 92000 | 0.8877 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 4 | Southern Utah University | 11500 | 21100 | 0.4542 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 5 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12100 | 29900 | 0.5952 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 6 | Brigham Young University | 12400 | 29000 | 0.572 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 7 | Bacone College | 12500 | 36800 | 0.6605 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12700 | 37100 | 0.6572 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 9 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,613 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13400 | 19400 | 0.3093 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 11 | The University of Texas at Austin | 13600 | 30700 | 0.5567 | 43,718 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 11 | University of Houston | 13600 | 23600 | 0.4243 | 42,050 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 32200 | 0.5744 | 39,256 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech University | 13900 | 24800 | 0.4401 | 11,058 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 14 | Texas Woman's University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4006 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 16 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 26800 | 0.4772 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 17 | Kansas State University | 14100 | 26100 | 0.4578 | 15,649 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | 14300 | 29300 | 0.5119 | 11,339 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 18 | University of Idaho | 14300 | 26400 | 0.458 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 20 | California State University-Long Beach | 15200 | 25800 | 0.4109 | 36,021 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 21 | Florida State University | 15500 | 23100 | 0.3289 | 32,709 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 22 | Lamar University | 15800 | 22900 | 0.3097 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 22 | University of Arizona | 15800 | 30900 | 0.4895 | 43,817 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 24 | Alcorn State University | 16000 | 24400 | 0.3446 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 25 | Illinois State University | 16700 | 29300 | 0.4285 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 25 | University of Georgia | 16700 | 27100 | 0.3817 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 27 | Arkansas State University | 16900 | 28100 | 0.3998 | 9,984 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 28 | University of Maine | 17600 | 29000 | 0.3916 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 29 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 33,626 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 30 | Benedict College | 18900 | 38300 | 0.5071 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 31 | Gallaudet University | 19200 | 44200 | 0.565 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 32 | Kentucky State University | 19300 | 27600 | 0.3012 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 33 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 19400 | 36900 | 0.4748 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 33 | University of Vermont | 19400 | 37200 | 0.4799 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 35 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 47500 | 0.5799 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 35 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1737 | 25,261 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 37 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 43700 | 0.5382 | 30,962 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 38 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 20300 | 30000 | 0.3238 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 39 | University of Central Oklahoma | 20600 | 22700 | 0.0925 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 40 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21300 | 24800 | 0.1433 | 6,120 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 41 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21500 | 35400 | 0.3932 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 42 | Houston Christian University | 22000 | 56800 | 0.6126 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 43 | Bradley University | 22200 | 50900 | 0.5638 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 44 | Columbia College | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3864 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 45 | Washington State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3783 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 46 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,955 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 47 | Eastern Kentucky University | 23600 | 38000 | 0.3785 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 47 | Georgia Southern University | 23600 | 23800 | 0.0084 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 49 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 24500 | 0.0285 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 50 | South Dakota State University | 24300 | 25300 | 0.0396 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 50 | Southern Virginia University | 24300 | 38200 | 0.3641 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 52 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24400 | 37400 | 0.3473 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 53 | Temple University | 24500 | 36300 | 0.3253 | 20,786 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 54 | Stephens College | 24700 | 58600 | 0.5781 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 55 | Rockford University | 24900 | 60300 | 0.5868 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 56 | University of Arkansas | 25300 | 30800 | 0.1773 | 28,855 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 57 | University of North Texas | 25400 | 25400 | 0 | 37,529 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 58 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25800 | 36500 | 0.2928 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 59 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 26100 | 38200 | 0.3167 | 2,339 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 60 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26300 | 48900 | 0.4619 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 61 | University of Mount Union | 26500 | 50900 | 0.4799 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 62 | California State University-San Bernardino | 26800 | 38000 | 0.2945 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 63 | Indiana State University | 27000 | 30900 | 0.1263 | 6,118 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 64 | Southern Wesleyan University | 27300 | 43500 | 0.3718 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 65 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 27500 | 31400 | 0.1242 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 66 | Seattle Pacific University | 27700 | 62600 | 0.5576 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 66 | Southern Nazarene University | 27700 | 42900 | 0.3553 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 68 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0841 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 69 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28100 | 45700 | 0.3852 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 70 | California State University-San Marcos | 28300 | 38400 | 0.2628 | 14,933 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 71 | Mitchell College | 28400 | 65900 | 0.5687 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 72 | Connecticut College | 28500 | 83300 | 0.6583 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 73 | Westminster College | 29500 | 57500 | 0.4866 | 1,092 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 74 | California State University-East Bay | 29900 | 43000 | 0.3044 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 74 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29900 | 34000 | 0.1205 | 6,875 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 74 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 35,413 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 74 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 29900 | 52900 | 0.435 | 36,970 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 78 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 79 | Sonoma State University | 30200 | 40200 | 0.2489 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 80 | Oregon State University | 30400 | 35000 | 0.1313 | 31,146 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 81 | University of Rhode Island | 31300 | 46700 | 0.3298 | 14,296 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 82 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31400 | 38300 | 0.1799 | 5,515 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 83 | Samford University | 31800 | 65200 | 0.5122 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 84 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 85 | Oklahoma Christian University | 32200 | 43100 | 0.253 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 86 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32400 | 34700 | 0.0662 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 87 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32700 | 44700 | 0.2684 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 88 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 70,898 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 89 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 32900 | 44100 | 0.2539 | 578 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 90 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 91 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 33500 | 40900 | 0.1811 | 1,214 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 92 | Anderson University | 33600 | 52400 | 0.3588 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 93 | Hope International University | 34200 | 56700 | 0.3971 | 554 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 94 | Nova Southeastern University | 34300 | 56300 | 0.3905 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 95 | Baylor University | 34600 | 70800 | 0.511 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 96 | University of Nevada-Reno | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 18,487 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 97 | Abilene Christian University | 35700 | 60700 | 0.4115 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 98 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2805 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 99 | Warner Pacific University | 36400 | 41600 | 0.124 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 100 | University of Connecticut | 37700 | 41800 | 0.0981 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 101 | Lesley University | 37800 | 54600 | 0.3075 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 102 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 38600 | 44600 | 0.1345 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 103 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 11,356 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 104 | University of California-San Diego | 40300 | 61100 | 0.3405 | 34,808 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 105 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 3,988 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 105 | SUNY Oneonta | 40500 | 45300 | 0.1059 | 4,671 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 107 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42500 | 52100 | 0.1843 | 49,382 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 108 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42600 | 55100 | 0.227 | 43,729 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 109 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43200 | 46200 | 0.0661 | 41,678 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 110 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4474 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 111 | Montclair State University | 46300 | 46600 | 0.0064 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 112 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,292 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 113 | Binghamton University | 50000 | 52100 | 0.0413 | 14,665 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 114 | Howard University | 58400 | 61600 | 0.052 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 115 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 31,082 | 1290 | 0.4183 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.