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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 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 6900 | 41500 | 0.8333 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | California State University-East Bay | 9100 | 45100 | 0.7986 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 4 | Kentucky State University | 9500 | 27400 | 0.6532 | 1,793 | 865 | 0.9608 | |
| 5 | Berea College | 9600 | 69400 | 0.8617 | 1,529 | 1209 | 0.1567 | |
| 6 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38600 | 0.7362 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah University | 10700 | 51400 | 0.7918 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11100 | 27300 | 0.5944 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 9 | Arkansas State University | 11300 | 28400 | 0.6037 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 10 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 11700 | 32800 | 0.6429 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 11 | University of Arizona | 13000 | 31000 | 0.5803 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech University | 13500 | 42900 | 0.6852 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 14 | Texas Woman's University | 14100 | 28200 | 0.5001 | 9,962 | 1010 | 0.9658 | |
| 14 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | 14100 | 26800 | 0.4745 | 4,789 | 1040 | 0.6671 | |
| 16 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 14300 | 31000 | 0.5394 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 17 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14500 | 32700 | 0.5564 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 17 | California State University-San Marcos | 14500 | 38300 | 0.6212 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 19 | Sonoma State University | 15100 | 26700 | 0.4345 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 20 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15200 | 31600 | 0.5196 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 20 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15200 | 50100 | 0.6963 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 20 | University of Nevada-Reno | 15200 | 28200 | 0.4606 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 23 | University of Maine | 15300 | 29300 | 0.4781 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 24 | Texas State University | 15400 | 26100 | 0.4099 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 25 | University of North Texas | 16100 | 26100 | 0.3829 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 26 | Alcorn State University | 16200 | 22200 | 0.2697 | 2,469 | 905 | 0.3675 | |
| 26 | Kansas State University | 16200 | 26400 | 0.3854 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 28 | Greensboro College | 16300 | 38300 | 0.5739 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 28 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 30 | Indiana State University | 16700 | 32400 | 0.4848 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 31 | California State University-Long Beach | 16800 | 25800 | 0.3489 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 32 | Georgia Southern University | 17000 | 20100 | 0.1539 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 33 | Montclair State University | 17400 | 36000 | 0.5172 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 34 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 18100 | 44000 | 0.5883 | 586 | 1140 | 0.9577 | |
| 35 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 36 | Columbia College | 18300 | 60700 | 0.698 | 1,566 | 950 | 0.966 | |
| 37 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18800 | 54000 | 0.6515 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 37 | University of Rhode Island | 18800 | 33900 | 0.4455 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 39 | Connecticut College | 18900 | 93000 | 0.7965 | 1,953 | 1284 | 0.3923 | |
| 40 | University of Arkansas | 19000 | 28600 | 0.3345 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 41 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 19200 | 48900 | 0.6069 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 42 | Stephens College | 19600 | 70100 | 0.7203 | 392 | 1045 | 0.7709 | |
| 43 | State University of New York at Oswego | 19900 | 40200 | 0.5051 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 44 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 44 | University of Houston | 20300 | 21800 | 0.0688 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 44 | University of Wyoming | 20300 | 27900 | 0.2742 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 47 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2262 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 48 | North Dakota State University | 20600 | 25700 | 0.2008 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 48 | SUNY Oneonta | 20600 | 55300 | 0.6281 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 50 | Stockton University | 20800 | 45800 | 0.546 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 51 | Southern Virginia University | 21100 | 53200 | 0.6038 | 936 | 1094 | 0.9659 | |
| 52 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21700 | 25900 | 0.1598 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 53 | Utah State University | 21800 | 38800 | 0.4382 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 54 | Florida State University | 22200 | 23000 | 0.0348 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 55 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 37600 | 0.4069 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 55 | Rockford University | 22300 | 80500 | 0.7228 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 57 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 58 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 22700 | 42500 | 0.4659 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 59 | The University of Alabama | 22800 | 33400 | 0.3172 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 60 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 23100 | 44800 | 0.484 | 3,604 | 1069 | 0.9761 | |
| 61 | Seattle Pacific University | 23300 | 98900 | 0.7647 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 62 | Lamar University | 23800 | 37700 | 0.3685 | 8,387 | 1040 | 0.8353 | |
| 63 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 24200 | 47900 | 0.4943 | 2,280 | 1224 | 0.9675 | |
| 64 | Abilene Christian University | 24800 | 58800 | 0.5783 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 65 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25100 | 36800 | 0.3181 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 65 | South Dakota State University | 25100 | 28700 | 0.1242 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 67 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25600 | 39400 | 0.3504 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 68 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5538 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 69 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.181 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 69 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 26300 | 49600 | 0.4694 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 71 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 72 | University of Mount Union | 27000 | 56300 | 0.5211 | 2,207 | 1089 | 0.782 | |
| 73 | University of Georgia | 27200 | 27200 | 0 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 74 | University of Central Oklahoma | 27900 | 33800 | 0.1744 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 75 | Oregon State University | 28800 | 36700 | 0.2171 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 76 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 55500 | 0.4737 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 77 | Houston Christian University | 30600 | 60500 | 0.4945 | 3,277 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 77 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30600 | 45000 | 0.3185 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 79 | Iowa State University | 30700 | 45200 | 0.3221 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 80 | Illinois State University | 30900 | 36400 | 0.1528 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 80 | Kent State University at Kent | 30900 | 37500 | 0.1751 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 82 | George Mason University | 31000 | 35700 | 0.1315 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 83 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31100 | 47100 | 0.3408 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 84 | Southern Nazarene University | 31800 | 48400 | 0.3442 | 1,473 | 1055 | 1 | |
| 85 | Anderson University | 32100 | 54700 | 0.4134 | 3,724 | 1209 | 0.5491 | |
| 86 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 32400 | 43900 | 0.2621 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 87 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 88 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32600 | 44700 | 0.2706 | 3,219 | 1226 | 0.5836 | |
| 89 | Baylor University | 33400 | 70400 | 0.5258 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 90 | Bridgewater College | 33900 | 42500 | 0.2018 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 91 | University of Vermont | 34300 | 66300 | 0.4821 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 92 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 93 | Samford University | 34800 | 93800 | 0.6291 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 94 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35200 | 35200 | 0 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 95 | Temple University | 35500 | 57200 | 0.3791 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 96 | Bradley University | 35600 | 60300 | 0.4097 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 97 | Washington State University | 37500 | 53600 | 0.2998 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 98 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37800 | 66700 | 0.4334 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 99 | Hope International University | 38000 | 58600 | 0.351 | 649 | 995 | 0.6253 | |
| 100 | Oakwood University | 38200 | 43300 | 0.117 | 1,184 | 1005 | 0.4563 | |
| 101 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38800 | 38800 | 0 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 102 | Mississippi State University | 38900 | 53400 | 0.2726 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 103 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42300 | 63300 | 0.3318 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 104 | Lesley University | 42500 | 57500 | 0.2609 | 1,230 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 105 | Merrimack College | 43300 | 78800 | 0.4501 | 4,123 | 1124 | 0.6927 | |
| 106 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 107 | University of California-San Diego | 49100 | 79600 | 0.383 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 108 | Binghamton University | 50300 | 52800 | 0.0486 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 109 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 110 | Howard University | 55100 | 88500 | 0.3776 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 111 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58400 | 63600 | 0.0818 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 112 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59100 | 61600 | 0.0416 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 113 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 60700 | 63600 | 0.0456 | 1,078 | 1217 | 0.9646 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.