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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 Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | 0.8345 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | California State University-East Bay | 8800 | 45100 | 0.8053 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 4 | Kentucky State University | 9500 | 27400 | 0.6532 | 1,793 | 865 | 0.9608 | |
| 5 | Berea College | 9700 | 69400 | 0.8603 | 1,529 | 1209 | 0.1567 | |
| 6 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38600 | 0.7362 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 7 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10700 | 22900 | 0.5337 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah University | 10700 | 51400 | 0.7918 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 9 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11100 | 31400 | 0.6466 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 10 | University of California-San Diego | 11300 | 41600 | 0.7288 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | 13000 | 42900 | 0.6969 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 11 | University of Arizona | 13000 | 31000 | 0.5803 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 13 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | 13700 | 26800 | 0.4894 | 4,789 | 1040 | 0.6671 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 15 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 16 | California State University-San Marcos | 14000 | 38300 | 0.6343 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 16 | Texas Woman's University | 14000 | 23200 | 0.3959 | 9,962 | 1010 | 0.9658 | |
| 18 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14200 | 32700 | 0.5655 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 19 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14600 | 50100 | 0.7083 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 19 | Sonoma State University | 14600 | 41200 | 0.6457 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 21 | Texas State University | 14700 | 26100 | 0.4367 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 22 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 14800 | 31600 | 0.5323 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 23 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 14900 | 26000 | 0.4264 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 24 | Greensboro College | 15600 | 38300 | 0.5921 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 25 | Kansas State University | 15700 | 26400 | 0.4053 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 26 | Alcorn State University | 15900 | 22200 | 0.2832 | 2,469 | 905 | 0.3675 | |
| 27 | Indiana State University | 16000 | 32400 | 0.5064 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 28 | Georgia Southern University | 16300 | 20100 | 0.1886 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 28 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 30 | California State University-Long Beach | 16500 | 25800 | 0.3605 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 31 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 17300 | 44100 | 0.608 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 32 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 17500 | 44000 | 0.6019 | 586 | 1140 | 0.9577 | |
| 33 | Morgan State University | 18100 | 42200 | 0.5715 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 34 | Columbia College | 18200 | 60700 | 0.6996 | 1,566 | 950 | 0.966 | |
| 34 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 34 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18200 | 48900 | 0.6274 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 34 | University of Rhode Island | 18200 | 33900 | 0.4632 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 38 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 38 | Stephens College | 18800 | 70100 | 0.7317 | 392 | 1045 | 0.7709 | |
| 40 | Connecticut College | 19000 | 93000 | 0.7954 | 1,953 | 1284 | 0.3923 | |
| 41 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 19200 | 54000 | 0.6441 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 42 | Stockton University | 19400 | 32100 | 0.3954 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 43 | University of Houston | 19500 | 21800 | 0.1055 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 44 | State University of New York at Oswego | 19700 | 40200 | 0.5101 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 45 | South Dakota State University | 20200 | 25200 | 0.2009 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 45 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 20200 | 38500 | 0.4738 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 47 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2262 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 48 | SUNY Oneonta | 20500 | 55300 | 0.6299 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 50 | North Dakota State University | 20600 | 25700 | 0.2008 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 51 | Southern Virginia University | 20800 | 53200 | 0.6095 | 936 | 1094 | 0.9659 | |
| 52 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 21400 | 49600 | 0.5682 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 53 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21700 | 25900 | 0.1598 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 54 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 22100 | 34200 | 0.3541 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 55 | Florida State University | 22200 | 23000 | 0.0348 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 55 | Rockford University | 22200 | 80500 | 0.7241 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 57 | The University of Alabama | 22400 | 33400 | 0.3292 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 57 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22400 | 35300 | 0.3649 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 59 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 59 | Seattle Pacific University | 22500 | 98900 | 0.7728 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 61 | Illinois State University | 22800 | 36400 | 0.3742 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 62 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 23000 | 44800 | 0.4862 | 3,604 | 1069 | 0.9761 | |
| 63 | Lamar University | 23200 | 37700 | 0.3844 | 8,387 | 1040 | 0.8353 | |
| 64 | University of North Texas | 23600 | 26100 | 0.0957 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 65 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 23800 | 47900 | 0.5027 | 2,280 | 1224 | 0.9675 | |
| 66 | Abilene Christian University | 24300 | 58800 | 0.5869 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 67 | Temple University | 24600 | 36100 | 0.3188 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 68 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25200 | 39400 | 0.3606 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 69 | Westminster College | 25600 | 57600 | 0.5555 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 70 | University of Arkansas | 26000 | 28500 | 0.0899 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 71 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.1818 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 72 | University of Mount Union | 27000 | 56300 | 0.5211 | 2,207 | 1089 | 0.782 | |
| 73 | University of Central Oklahoma | 27200 | 33800 | 0.1951 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 73 | University of Georgia | 27200 | 27200 | 0 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 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 | Towson University | 29500 | 30100 | 0.02 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 78 | Mississippi State University | 29900 | 34400 | 0.1326 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 79 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30600 | 45000 | 0.3185 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 80 | Houston Christian University | 30700 | 60500 | 0.4928 | 3,277 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 80 | Iowa State University | 30700 | 45200 | 0.3221 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 82 | Kent State University at Kent | 30900 | 37500 | 0.1751 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 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 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 31900 | 35200 | 0.0938 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 86 | Anderson University | 32300 | 54700 | 0.4098 | 3,724 | 1209 | 0.5491 | |
| 87 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 88 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32800 | 44700 | 0.2661 | 3,219 | 1226 | 0.5836 | |
| 89 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 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 | Samford University | 34500 | 93800 | 0.6323 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 92 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 94 | University of Nevada-Reno | 34700 | 45800 | 0.2425 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 95 | Bradley University | 35200 | 60300 | 0.4164 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 96 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37100 | 66700 | 0.4439 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 97 | Washington State University | 37500 | 53600 | 0.2998 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 98 | Hope International University | 38000 | 58600 | 0.351 | 649 | 995 | 0.6253 | |
| 99 | Oakwood University | 38200 | 43300 | 0.117 | 1,184 | 1005 | 0.4563 | |
| 100 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38800 | 38800 | 0 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 101 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 102 | University of Maine | 40100 | 42800 | 0.0631 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 103 | Lesley University | 42500 | 57500 | 0.2609 | 1,230 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 104 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42600 | 63300 | 0.3271 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 105 | Merrimack College | 43300 | 78800 | 0.4501 | 4,123 | 1124 | 0.6927 | |
| 106 | George Mason University | 43800 | 61400 | 0.2868 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 107 | Montclair State University | 44400 | 47000 | 0.0554 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 108 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 109 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 49600 | 64400 | 0.2298 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 110 | Binghamton University | 50300 | 52800 | 0.0486 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 111 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 112 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58500 | 63600 | 0.0803 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 113 | Howard University | 60000 | 88500 | 0.3222 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 114 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 60800 | 63600 | 0.044 | 1,078 | 1217 | 0.9646 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.