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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 Connecticut.
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 Connecticut.
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 | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 2 | California State University-East Bay | 8600 | 62400 | 0.8615 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 3 | Kentucky State University | 10200 | 28200 | 0.6385 | 1,793 | 865 | 0.9608 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 10300 | 33800 | 0.6957 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 5 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11000 | 31400 | 0.6498 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 6 | University of California-San Diego | 11200 | 45200 | 0.7525 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 7 | Texas Woman's University | 11700 | 28200 | 0.5852 | 9,962 | 1010 | 0.9658 | |
| 8 | Lamar University | 12000 | 22900 | 0.4754 | 8,387 | 1040 | 0.8353 | |
| 9 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12500 | 26500 | 0.5277 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 12700 | 19400 | 0.3454 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 11 | University of Georgia | 13300 | 27200 | 0.5103 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech University | 13500 | 43500 | 0.6896 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 12 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | 13500 | 34500 | 0.6085 | 4,789 | 1040 | 0.6671 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7784 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 15 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 16 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14100 | 32700 | 0.5686 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 17 | Sonoma State University | 14500 | 57500 | 0.7482 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 18 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 14700 | 31600 | 0.5354 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 19 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 14900 | 25700 | 0.4202 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 20 | Texas State University | 15100 | 26200 | 0.4234 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 21 | University of North Texas | 15400 | 26100 | 0.4097 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 22 | Northern Illinois University | 15500 | 30400 | 0.4914 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 23 | Alcorn State University | 15800 | 22200 | 0.2877 | 2,469 | 905 | 0.3675 | |
| 24 | University of Arizona | 16200 | 41400 | 0.6088 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 25 | Georgia Southern University | 16400 | 20100 | 0.1836 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 26 | Greensboro College | 17100 | 38300 | 0.553 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 27 | Texas Tech University | 17800 | 27100 | 0.343 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 28 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 17900 | 28600 | 0.3739 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 29 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18000 | 71500 | 0.7478 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 29 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18000 | 27700 | 0.3501 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 29 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18000 | 35500 | 0.4936 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 29 | University of Rhode Island | 18000 | 81200 | 0.7783 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 33 | Columbia College | 18400 | 60700 | 0.6964 | 1,566 | 950 | 0.966 | |
| 34 | Stephens College | 18600 | 50400 | 0.6315 | 392 | 1045 | 0.7709 | |
| 35 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 36 | University of Nevada-Reno | 18900 | 28200 | 0.3295 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 37 | SUNY Oneonta | 19400 | 28800 | 0.3262 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 38 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 39 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45100 | 0.5547 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 40 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 20200 | 38500 | 0.4738 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 41 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.19 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 42 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 20800 | 47800 | 0.5649 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 42 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 42 | Southern Virginia University | 20800 | 40300 | 0.4844 | 936 | 1094 | 0.9659 | |
| 45 | Washington State University | 21100 | 36200 | 0.417 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 46 | University of Houston | 21900 | 27800 | 0.2124 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 47 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32200 | 0.3047 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 47 | The University of Alabama | 22400 | 36800 | 0.3913 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 49 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22900 | 26900 | 0.1487 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 50 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 23200 | 44800 | 0.4818 | 3,604 | 1069 | 0.9761 | |
| 51 | Abilene Christian University | 23300 | 58800 | 0.6039 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 52 | Indiana State University | 23500 | 32400 | 0.2748 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 53 | Eastern Kentucky University | 24500 | 38400 | 0.3623 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 54 | Seattle Pacific University | 25100 | 70000 | 0.6414 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 55 | Rockford University | 25700 | 59600 | 0.569 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 55 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5535 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 57 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 25800 | 40700 | 0.366 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 25800 | 50000 | 0.4837 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 59 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26000 | 36800 | 0.2936 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 60 | Houston Christian University | 26500 | 60500 | 0.5623 | 3,277 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 60 | University of Arkansas | 26500 | 52400 | 0.4945 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 62 | California State University-Long Beach | 27100 | 43100 | 0.3717 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 62 | University of Mount Union | 27100 | 56300 | 0.5183 | 2,207 | 1089 | 0.782 | |
| 64 | California State University-San Marcos | 27400 | 38300 | 0.2845 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 65 | Iowa State University | 28600 | 43300 | 0.34 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 66 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1028 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 67 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 53200 | 0.4513 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 68 | Southern Utah University | 29700 | 40800 | 0.2722 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 69 | Mississippi State University | 30100 | 34400 | 0.1246 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 69 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 30100 | 44300 | 0.3203 | 586 | 1140 | 0.9577 | |
| 71 | George Mason University | 30400 | 35700 | 0.1483 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 72 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30900 | 45000 | 0.3123 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 73 | Kent State University at Kent | 31200 | 37500 | 0.1678 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 74 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3349 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 75 | Southern Nazarene University | 32000 | 48400 | 0.3385 | 1,473 | 1055 | 1 | |
| 76 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 32100 | 44100 | 0.2722 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 77 | Anderson University | 32500 | 53600 | 0.3936 | 3,724 | 1209 | 0.5491 | |
| 78 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32700 | 35000 | 0.0654 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 79 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32800 | 58900 | 0.4428 | 3,219 | 1226 | 0.5836 | |
| 80 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44700 | 0.2573 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 81 | Baylor University | 33600 | 70400 | 0.523 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 82 | Connecticut College | 33800 | 91700 | 0.6317 | 1,953 | 1284 | 0.3923 | |
| 83 | Bridgewater College | 34200 | 42500 | 0.1953 | 1,412 | 1115 | 0.903 | |
| 84 | Samford University | 34400 | 93800 | 0.6333 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 85 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 86 | University of Idaho | 34800 | 48700 | 0.2854 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 87 | Bradley University | 35100 | 60000 | 0.4153 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 88 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 89 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36400 | 53600 | 0.321 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 90 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 36600 | 47900 | 0.2357 | 2,280 | 1224 | 0.9675 | |
| 91 | Stockton University | 36900 | 45300 | 0.1856 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 92 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 37900 | 60200 | 0.3701 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 93 | Hope International University | 38300 | 58600 | 0.3463 | 649 | 995 | 0.6253 | |
| 94 | Oakwood University | 38500 | 43300 | 0.1107 | 1,184 | 1005 | 0.4563 | |
| 95 | University of Maine | 40000 | 56000 | 0.2859 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 95 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1168 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 97 | Montclair State University | 41300 | 47000 | 0.1214 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 98 | Lesley University | 42500 | 71100 | 0.4021 | 1,230 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 99 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42700 | 53900 | 0.2076 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 100 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4479 | 4,123 | 1124 | 0.6927 | |
| 101 | Kansas State University | 43700 | 47900 | 0.0884 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 102 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2752 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 103 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.067 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 104 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0544 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 105 | Binghamton University | 50500 | 52800 | 0.0433 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 106 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54500 | 66200 | 0.1767 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 107 | Howard University | 54700 | 67300 | 0.1871 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 108 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58500 | 63500 | 0.0787 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 109 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 60600 | 65000 | 0.0677 | 1,078 | 1217 | 0.9646 | |
| 110 | University of California-Davis | 68600 | 90000 | 0.2377 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 111 | Berea College | 69000 | 69000 | 0 | 1,529 | 1209 | 0.1567 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.