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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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | Kentucky State University | 9400 | 29700 | 0.6845 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky University | 9700 | 22900 | 0.5775 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 4 | University of California-San Diego | 11000 | 39700 | 0.7228 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 5 | Texas Woman's University | 11400 | 23200 | 0.5082 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 11600 | 41800 | 0.7223 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 7 | Indiana State University | 11900 | 25900 | 0.5414 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 8 | Southern Utah University | 12300 | 44000 | 0.72 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 29100 | 0.5734 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12500 | 54500 | 0.7706 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | 12800 | 36900 | 0.653 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 12 | University of Houston | 13100 | 23100 | 0.433 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 13 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13300 | 25700 | 0.4825 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13600 | 19400 | 0.299 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 15 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 13800 | 46000 | 0.6996 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 15 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 17 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14200 | 43900 | 0.6772 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 18 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 19 | California State University-San Marcos | 14600 | 38300 | 0.6186 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 19 | Northern Illinois University | 14600 | 30700 | 0.5245 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 21 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15400 | 28700 | 0.4635 | 10,454 | 1055 | 0.8176 | |
| 22 | Alcorn State University | 15700 | 23700 | 0.3376 | 2,532 | 935 | 0.4533 | |
| 23 | Lamar University | 16000 | 22900 | 0.3009 | 8,218 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 24 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16200 | 42600 | 0.62 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 24 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16200 | 23200 | 0.3017 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 26 | University of Maine | 16700 | 29300 | 0.4303 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 27 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4345 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 28 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17000 | 34000 | 0.4996 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 29 | Greensboro College | 17200 | 37800 | 0.5449 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 30 | Morgan State University | 17300 | 19700 | 0.1221 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 31 | Houston Christian University | 17600 | 56800 | 0.6901 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 31 | University of Rhode Island | 17600 | 46400 | 0.6202 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 33 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 23800 | 0.2483 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 34 | Southern University at New Orleans | 18100 | 34200 | 0.4706 | 1,773 | 885 | 0.6021 | |
| 35 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 18200 | 42800 | 0.5741 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 36 | University of Arizona | 18300 | 30900 | 0.4084 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 37 | California State University-East Bay | 18400 | 30100 | 0.3892 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 38 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18500 | 27700 | 0.332 | 5,517 | 1164 | 0.8057 | |
| 39 | Benedict College | 18700 | 41100 | 0.5456 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 40 | Connecticut College | 19400 | 115500 | 0.8318 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 41 | Gallaudet University | 19700 | 44900 | 0.5614 | 875 | 895 | 0.5806 | |
| 41 | Towson University | 19700 | 30000 | 0.3429 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 43 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1726 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 43 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 20100 | 31400 | 0.3599 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 45 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 20400 | 31000 | 0.3423 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 46 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2261 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 47 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1838 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 48 | Bradley University | 21100 | 50800 | 0.5846 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 49 | Illinois State University | 21500 | 35200 | 0.3888 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 50 | Rockford University | 21600 | 68200 | 0.6837 | 968 | 980 | 0.5704 | |
| 51 | Columbia College | 22400 | 39700 | 0.4363 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 51 | Stephens College | 22400 | 60900 | 0.6318 | 354 | 1045 | 0.9185 | |
| 53 | Florida State University | 22500 | 22900 | 0.0174 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 54 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23200 | 36800 | 0.3698 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 54 | The University of Alabama | 23200 | 31000 | 0.2514 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 56 | SUNY Oneonta | 23300 | 49300 | 0.5279 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 57 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 23500 | 50000 | 0.5298 | 3,856 | 1185 | 0.7518 | |
| 58 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 23600 | 48900 | 0.517 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 59 | Southern Virginia University | 23900 | 46000 | 0.4804 | 967 | 1094 | 0.9973 | |
| 60 | Rivier University | 24500 | 73300 | 0.6655 | 1,335 | 1060 | 0.8176 | |
| 61 | Temple University | 24600 | 36400 | 0.3244 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 62 | University of Mount Union | 24800 | 50900 | 0.512 | 1,927 | 1240 | 0.8013 | |
| 63 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 25300 | 47400 | 0.4665 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 64 | University of Arkansas | 25600 | 27700 | 0.077 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 65 | University of North Texas | 25700 | 25700 | 0 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 66 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 25800 | 59900 | 0.5692 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 66 | Seattle Pacific University | 25800 | 77000 | 0.6653 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 68 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 27000 | 47900 | 0.436 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 68 | University of Idaho | 27000 | 45200 | 0.4023 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 70 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0835 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 71 | Syracuse University | 27900 | 83100 | 0.6642 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 71 | Texas Tech University | 27900 | 27900 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 73 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28100 | 46000 | 0.3893 | 3,361 | 1075 | 0.7887 | |
| 74 | Kansas State University | 28900 | 41600 | 0.3049 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 74 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2142 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 76 | University of Connecticut | 29300 | 33700 | 0.1307 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 77 | Westminster College | 29500 | 57600 | 0.4879 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 78 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 79 | Samford University | 30400 | 78000 | 0.6099 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 80 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31100 | 45000 | 0.3089 | 2,012 | 1138 | 0.9707 | |
| 81 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.3316 | 887 | 1100 | 1 | |
| 82 | Liberty University | 32000 | 44300 | 0.2777 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 83 | Southern Nazarene University | 32200 | 48400 | 0.3353 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 84 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32300 | 34400 | 0.062 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 85 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32800 | 44700 | 0.2661 | 2,978 | 1219 | 0.7223 | |
| 86 | Anderson University | 33300 | 52500 | 0.3659 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 87 | Sonoma State University | 33500 | 41200 | 0.1869 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 88 | University of Central Missouri | 33700 | 35800 | 0.0596 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 89 | Hope International University | 34000 | 69600 | 0.5114 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 90 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4787 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 91 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70300 | 0.5063 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 92 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35100 | 35100 | 0 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 93 | Abilene Christian University | 35600 | 60700 | 0.4132 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 94 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2801 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 95 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37000 | 66500 | 0.4433 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 96 | California State University-Long Beach | 37200 | 38600 | 0.0363 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 97 | Lesley University | 37700 | 54700 | 0.3109 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 98 | University of Nevada-Reno | 38000 | 45800 | 0.1704 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 99 | Oakwood University | 38600 | 43300 | 0.1071 | 1,279 | 1020 | 0.507 | |
| 100 | University of Wyoming | 40200 | 45300 | 0.1134 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 101 | Washington State University | 40700 | 56300 | 0.2775 | 21,455 | 1131 | 0.8664 | |
| 102 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 103 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42700 | 57700 | 0.2598 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 104 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42800 | 53700 | 0.2029 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 105 | University of Georgia | 43100 | 48800 | 0.1172 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 106 | Merrimack College | 43600 | 78800 | 0.4472 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 107 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48600 | 51200 | 0.0514 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 108 | Binghamton University | 50700 | 52800 | 0.0404 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 109 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0398 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 110 | George Mason University | 53800 | 61000 | 0.1181 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 111 | Miami University-Oxford | 56600 | 56600 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 112 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 57100 | 59200 | 0.0361 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 113 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 64100 | 0.0905 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 114 | Howard University | 58400 | 76900 | 0.2405 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 115 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 60800 | 64100 | 0.0514 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 116 | Berea College | 69000 | 69000 | 0 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 | |
| 117 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.