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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 North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | Cornell University | 10300 | 92000 | 0.8877 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10900 | 22900 | 0.525 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 11000 | 29000 | 0.6203 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 4 | Southern Utah University | 11800 | 21100 | 0.44 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 5 | University of California-San Diego | 12200 | 34000 | 0.6407 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 27200 | 0.5443 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 7 | Bacone College | 12600 | 36800 | 0.6578 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12800 | 37100 | 0.6545 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 9 | Utah State University | 13000 | 30000 | 0.5659 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 10 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 11 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13600 | 17900 | 0.2421 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech University | 13900 | 24900 | 0.4411 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 13 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 27000 | 0.4813 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 14 | Kansas State University | 14100 | 26100 | 0.4588 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 15 | Western Carolina University | 14200 | 19600 | 0.2756 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 16 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23600 | 0.3946 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 17 | University of Idaho | 14400 | 26400 | 0.4542 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 29300 | 0.5068 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 19 | University of North Texas | 15000 | 25400 | 0.4101 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 20 | California State University-San Marcos | 15300 | 24700 | 0.3813 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 21 | California State University-Long Beach | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3993 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 21 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 15500 | 45700 | 0.6609 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 23 | Alcorn State University | 16000 | 24400 | 0.3446 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 24 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 16400 | 19400 | 0.156 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 25 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 26 | Georgia Southern University | 18000 | 23800 | 0.2441 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 27 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 28 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 29 | Benedict College | 18900 | 38300 | 0.5071 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 30 | Gallaudet University | 19200 | 44200 | 0.565 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 31 | Kentucky State University | 19400 | 27600 | 0.2976 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 32 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19600 | 28200 | 0.305 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 33 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 34 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1755 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 35 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20100 | 26900 | 0.2527 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 36 | South Dakota State University | 20500 | 25200 | 0.1866 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 37 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 20600 | 30000 | 0.3138 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 38 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 39 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21400 | 35400 | 0.396 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 40 | Illinois State University | 21500 | 35200 | 0.3907 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 41 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21800 | 25400 | 0.1427 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 42 | Houston Christian University | 22000 | 56800 | 0.6126 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 43 | Bradley University | 22400 | 50900 | 0.5599 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 44 | Florida State University | 22600 | 25000 | 0.0962 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 45 | Columbia College | 22700 | 36800 | 0.3837 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 46 | Washington State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3783 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 47 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 47 | The University of Alabama | 23500 | 29900 | 0.2144 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 49 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 24500 | 0.0285 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 50 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24400 | 37400 | 0.3473 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 50 | Southern Virginia University | 24400 | 38200 | 0.3615 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 52 | Stephens College | 24900 | 58600 | 0.5747 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 53 | Rockford University | 25000 | 60300 | 0.5852 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 54 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25800 | 36500 | 0.2928 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 55 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4805 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 56 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26500 | 48900 | 0.4578 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 56 | Texas Woman's University | 26500 | 41300 | 0.3584 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 58 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 26600 | 38200 | 0.3036 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 58 | University of Arizona | 26600 | 35200 | 0.2441 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 60 | Lamar University | 26800 | 37700 | 0.2888 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 61 | California State University-San Bernardino | 26900 | 38000 | 0.2918 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 61 | University of Arkansas | 26900 | 30800 | 0.1269 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 63 | Indiana State University | 27100 | 30900 | 0.1231 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 64 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0858 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 64 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 27800 | 31400 | 0.1147 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 66 | Seattle Pacific University | 27900 | 62600 | 0.5544 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 67 | Connecticut College | 28400 | 83300 | 0.6595 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 68 | Mitchell College | 28500 | 65900 | 0.5672 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 69 | Westminster College | 29400 | 57500 | 0.4884 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 70 | Montclair State University | 29700 | 36300 | 0.1819 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 71 | California State University-East Bay | 29900 | 43000 | 0.3044 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 72 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 30000 | 34000 | 0.1176 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 72 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 74 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 30200 | 52900 | 0.4293 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 75 | Sonoma State University | 30300 | 40200 | 0.2464 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 76 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 77 | Baylor University | 31000 | 70800 | 0.5618 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 77 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31000 | 45000 | 0.3105 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 79 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31400 | 38300 | 0.1799 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 80 | University of Rhode Island | 31500 | 46700 | 0.3255 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 81 | Samford University | 32000 | 65200 | 0.5091 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 82 | Southern Nazarene University | 32100 | 48400 | 0.3367 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 82 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 84 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 32200 | 39200 | 0.1788 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 85 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32300 | 34700 | 0.0691 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 86 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32700 | 44700 | 0.2684 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 87 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 88 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 33000 | 44100 | 0.2516 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 89 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 33400 | 40900 | 0.1835 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 90 | Anderson University | 33600 | 52400 | 0.3588 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 91 | Hope International University | 34200 | 56700 | 0.3971 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 92 | Nova Southeastern University | 34400 | 56300 | 0.3887 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 93 | Abilene Christian University | 35800 | 60700 | 0.4099 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 94 | University of Maine | 36200 | 45100 | 0.1974 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 95 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2815 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 96 | Warner Pacific University | 36400 | 41600 | 0.1252 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 97 | University of Connecticut | 37600 | 41800 | 0.1005 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 97 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37600 | 62000 | 0.3936 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 99 | University of Central Oklahoma | 37700 | 38500 | 0.0208 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 100 | Lesley University | 37800 | 54600 | 0.3075 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 101 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 38600 | 44600 | 0.1345 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 102 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 103 | University of Georgia | 40300 | 46000 | 0.1242 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 104 | Temple University | 40400 | 56100 | 0.2798 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 105 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 105 | SUNY Oneonta | 40500 | 45300 | 0.1059 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 107 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42800 | 52100 | 0.1785 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 107 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42800 | 55100 | 0.2234 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 109 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4481 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 110 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2748 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 111 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 112 | Binghamton University | 50600 | 52800 | 0.0417 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 113 | Howard University | 53600 | 61600 | 0.1299 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 114 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 57000 | 59200 | 0.0372 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 115 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 116 | Berea College | 70100 | 70100 | 0 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.