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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 Tennessee.
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 Tennessee.
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 | Houston Christian University | 0 | 56800 | 1 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 4700 | 21700 | 0.7832 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 28600 | 0.7211 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 4 | Kentucky State University | 10900 | 17400 | 0.3725 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 5 | University of California-San Diego | 11400 | 44900 | 0.7461 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 6 | Cornell University | 11700 | 93100 | 0.8745 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 7 | Bacone College | 12800 | 36800 | 0.6524 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 7 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12800 | 54500 | 0.7651 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah University | 12800 | 44000 | 0.7086 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 10 | Indiana State University | 13000 | 25900 | 0.4989 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | 13500 | 36900 | 0.634 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 31700 | 0.5674 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 13 | University of Idaho | 13800 | 25800 | 0.4651 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee State University | 14200 | 23300 | 0.39 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 15 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23100 | 0.3811 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 16 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14400 | 46000 | 0.6866 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 17 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | 14700 | 30700 | 0.5197 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 19 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14900 | 43900 | 0.6612 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 20 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15100 | 25700 | 0.412 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 20 | University of Georgia | 15100 | 26600 | 0.4307 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 22 | University of North Texas | 15600 | 25700 | 0.3935 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 23 | The University of Texas at Austin | 15700 | 30500 | 0.485 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 23 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15700 | 42500 | 0.6307 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 25 | California State University-San Marcos | 15800 | 24700 | 0.361 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 25 | Florida State University | 15800 | 22900 | 0.3096 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 27 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 15900 | 23200 | 0.3146 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 28 | Alcorn State University | 16000 | 23700 | 0.3249 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 29 | University of Memphis | 16100 | 26400 | 0.3909 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 30 | California State University-Long Beach | 16200 | 25800 | 0.3722 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 31 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16300 | 42600 | 0.6176 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 32 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 33 | University of Maine | 17300 | 29300 | 0.4098 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 34 | Lamar University | 17600 | 41900 | 0.5799 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 35 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17700 | 34000 | 0.479 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 36 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 17900 | 48000 | 0.6266 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 37 | University of Rhode Island | 18000 | 33900 | 0.4691 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 38 | University of Arkansas | 18200 | 27700 | 0.343 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 39 | Texas Woman's University | 18400 | 44600 | 0.5877 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 40 | Georgia Southern University | 18500 | 23800 | 0.2231 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 41 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27700 | 0.3284 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 42 | SUNY Oneonta | 18700 | 29300 | 0.3618 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 43 | Benedict College | 18800 | 41100 | 0.5431 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 44 | University of Arizona | 19100 | 30900 | 0.3825 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 45 | California State University-East Bay | 19200 | 30100 | 0.3626 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 45 | Connecticut College | 19200 | 115500 | 0.8335 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 47 | Gallaudet University | 19300 | 44900 | 0.5703 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 47 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 19300 | 42800 | 0.5485 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 47 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19300 | 27700 | 0.3034 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 50 | Eastern Kentucky University | 19600 | 34400 | 0.4297 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 51 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 52 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1755 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 53 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2261 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 54 | North Dakota State University | 20900 | 25700 | 0.1868 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 54 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3262 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 56 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 57 | Kansas State University | 21100 | 28800 | 0.2675 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 58 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 21200 | 38200 | 0.4451 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 59 | University of Central Oklahoma | 21500 | 22700 | 0.0529 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 60 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 21600 | 42500 | 0.4923 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 61 | Rockford University | 22100 | 68200 | 0.6763 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 62 | Bradley University | 22200 | 50800 | 0.5629 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 63 | Columbia College | 22900 | 39700 | 0.4237 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 64 | The University of Alabama | 23600 | 31000 | 0.2385 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 65 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23700 | 36800 | 0.3562 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 66 | Southern Virginia University | 24200 | 46000 | 0.4739 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 67 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24500 | 48900 | 0.4986 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 68 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 24700 | 45300 | 0.4543 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 69 | Syracuse University | 25300 | 83100 | 0.6955 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 70 | Stephens College | 25400 | 60900 | 0.5825 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 71 | South Dakota State University | 25500 | 28700 | 0.1116 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 72 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 26100 | 47400 | 0.4496 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 73 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 26400 | 59900 | 0.5592 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 73 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4805 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 75 | Seattle Pacific University | 26800 | 77000 | 0.6523 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 76 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 77 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 27800 | 47900 | 0.4193 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 78 | Texas Tech University | 27900 | 27900 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 79 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2147 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 80 | Mitchell College | 29100 | 75200 | 0.6134 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 81 | Westminster College | 29200 | 57600 | 0.4931 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 82 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29400 | 42400 | 0.3065 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 83 | Illinois State University | 29500 | 35200 | 0.1619 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 84 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 85 | Montclair State University | 30200 | 36300 | 0.1681 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 86 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 30500 | 46000 | 0.3371 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 86 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 88 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31000 | 45000 | 0.3105 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 89 | Samford University | 31200 | 78000 | 0.5997 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 90 | George Mason University | 31300 | 35700 | 0.1231 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 91 | Liberty University | 31900 | 60900 | 0.4764 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 92 | Southern Nazarene University | 32100 | 48400 | 0.3367 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 93 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32200 | 34400 | 0.064 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 94 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 95 | Nova Southeastern University | 32900 | 56300 | 0.4154 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 96 | Anderson University | 33000 | 52500 | 0.3716 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 97 | Sonoma State University | 34100 | 41200 | 0.1723 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 98 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 34200 | 53400 | 0.3597 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 99 | Hope International University | 34300 | 69600 | 0.5071 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 100 | Baylor University | 34500 | 70300 | 0.5092 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 100 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 34500 | 34500 | 0 | 9,982 | 1125 | 0.7702 | |
| 100 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4793 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 103 | Abilene Christian University | 36000 | 60700 | 0.4066 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 104 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2815 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 105 | Warner Pacific University | 36400 | 41600 | 0.1252 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 106 | University of Connecticut | 37600 | 43900 | 0.1436 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 107 | Lesley University | 38100 | 54700 | 0.3036 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 108 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38200 | 66500 | 0.4253 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 109 | Washington State University | 38500 | 53900 | 0.2859 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 110 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38600 | 38600 | 0 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 111 | Temple University | 40300 | 55300 | 0.2715 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 112 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4481 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 113 | Binghamton University | 50600 | 52800 | 0.0417 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 114 | Howard University | 53600 | 76900 | 0.3029 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 115 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 54000 | 59200 | 0.0879 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 116 | Berea College | 68400 | 69000 | 0.0087 | 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.