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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 | 0.8444 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 3 | Southern Utah University | 10600 | 22200 | 0.5235 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 4 | University of Houston | 11900 | 22000 | 0.4582 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 5 | Indiana State University | 12100 | 25900 | 0.5337 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 6 | University of California-San Diego | 12200 | 39700 | 0.6926 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2671 | |
| 7 | Texas Woman's University | 12400 | 28200 | 0.5604 | 10,039 | 1035 | 0.9612 | |
| 8 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 13200 | 25700 | 0.4858 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 47300 | 0.7099 | 38,040 | 1418 | 0.452 | |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13800 | 19400 | 0.2887 | 14,416 | 1210 | 0.8851 | |
| 10 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 12 | University of Georgia | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4699 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 13 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14600 | 26500 | 0.4513 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois University | 14800 | 30400 | 0.5126 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 15 | Kentucky State University | 14900 | 28900 | 0.4841 | 1,793 | 865 | 0.9608 | |
| 16 | California State University-San Marcos | 15100 | 24700 | 0.3894 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 17 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15200 | 29600 | 0.4872 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 18 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15300 | 31600 | 0.5164 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 19 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15500 | 28700 | 0.46 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 20 | Florida State University | 15800 | 22900 | 0.3097 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 20 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15800 | 38400 | 0.5882 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 22 | Alcorn State University | 16200 | 25900 | 0.3745 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 23 | Connecticut College | 16600 | 95300 | 0.8254 | 1,990 | 1421 | 0.3704 | |
| 24 | Georgia Southern University | 17100 | 20100 | 0.1489 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 25 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 25 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 17200 | 40600 | 0.5758 | 581 | 1132 | 0.9821 | |
| 27 | University of Memphis | 17800 | 26400 | 0.3264 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 28 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28600 | 0.3634 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 29 | Benedict College | 18300 | 33000 | 0.445 | 1,628 | 915 | 0.957 | |
| 29 | Greensboro College | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5158 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 29 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 32 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18900 | 32000 | 0.4098 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 32 | Texas Tech University | 18900 | 27100 | 0.3031 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 34 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 19200 | 31000 | 0.3811 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 35 | Gallaudet University | 19300 | 44600 | 0.5672 | 875 | 895 | 0.5806 | |
| 36 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 19400 | 36900 | 0.4748 | 24,449 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 37 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19600 | 28200 | 0.3047 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 38 | University of Rhode Island | 19800 | 33900 | 0.416 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 39 | Stephens College | 20000 | 49900 | 0.5994 | 392 | 1045 | 0.7722 | |
| 40 | University of Arizona | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3501 | 44,848 | 1233 | 0.8614 | |
| 40 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45200 | 0.5559 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 42 | Columbia College | 20300 | 35800 | 0.433 | 1,391 | 950 | 0.9393 | |
| 42 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20300 | 23200 | 0.125 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 44 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.1896 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 45 | University of Wyoming | 20600 | 27900 | 0.264 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 46 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 47 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 21200 | 39200 | 0.4594 | 11,355 | 1222 | 0.8816 | |
| 48 | Southern Virginia University | 21300 | 46700 | 0.5438 | 936 | 1094 | 0.9642 | |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21700 | 25400 | 0.1468 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 50 | Louisiana Tech University | 21900 | 25300 | 0.1345 | 10,881 | 1189 | 0.864 | |
| 51 | Austin Peay State University | 22400 | 35900 | 0.376 | 8,926 | 1075 | 0.9641 | |
| 52 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 22500 | 48900 | 0.5395 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 53 | The University of Alabama | 23100 | 31000 | 0.2546 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 54 | Washington State University | 23600 | 38700 | 0.3897 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 55 | Abilene Christian University | 24200 | 59000 | 0.5894 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 56 | University of Central Missouri | 24300 | 35800 | 0.3222 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 57 | Bradley University | 24700 | 50800 | 0.5137 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 58 | University of Arkansas | 25400 | 27700 | 0.0823 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.743 | |
| 59 | Texas State University | 25500 | 25500 | 0 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 60 | Rockford University | 25800 | 59600 | 0.5673 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 60 | Westminster College | 25800 | 57600 | 0.5521 | 1,137 | 1149 | 0.9256 | |
| 62 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25900 | 38400 | 0.3258 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 63 | University of North Texas | 26100 | 26100 | 0 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 64 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4812 | 2,207 | 1089 | 0.782 | |
| 65 | Seattle Pacific University | 26700 | 70000 | 0.6186 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 66 | University of Idaho | 26800 | 45200 | 0.4067 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 67 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26900 | 36800 | 0.2692 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 67 | Southern University at New Orleans | 26900 | 42300 | 0.3639 | 2,179 | 950 | 0.789 | |
| 69 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 27300 | 48100 | 0.4328 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9806 | |
| 70 | California State University-San Bernardino | 27600 | 39100 | 0.294 | 15,365 | 990 | 0.9374 | |
| 70 | Kansas State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.0947 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 72 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0882 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 72 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 27700 | 37700 | 0.2655 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 74 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6653 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 75 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28300 | 46000 | 0.3849 | 3,424 | 1209 | 0.7887 | |
| 76 | Iowa State University | 28600 | 43300 | 0.3398 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 77 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1025 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 78 | Oregon State University | 28800 | 36700 | 0.2152 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 79 | University of Connecticut | 29100 | 37000 | 0.2133 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 80 | California State University-East Bay | 29600 | 45100 | 0.3438 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 81 | Sonoma State University | 29800 | 41200 | 0.2767 | 5,272 | 1050 | 0.9343 | |
| 82 | Rivier University | 29900 | 65700 | 0.5448 | 1,252 | 1120 | 0.8259 | |
| 83 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 84 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30700 | 39200 | 0.2171 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 85 | California State University-Long Beach | 30900 | 38900 | 0.2058 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 85 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30900 | 45000 | 0.3121 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 87 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3347 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 88 | Lamar University | 31700 | 38300 | 0.1724 | 8,184 | 1050 | 0.8641 | |
| 89 | Baylor University | 31800 | 70300 | 0.5475 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 90 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 3,219 | 1226 | 0.5836 | |
| 91 | Samford University | 32900 | 64600 | 0.4908 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 92 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 92 | State University of New York at Oswego | 33100 | 40200 | 0.1767 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 94 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 34000 | 53100 | 0.3595 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 95 | Hope International University | 34100 | 60500 | 0.4366 | 564 | 1027 | 0.3298 | |
| 96 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 34500 | 34500 | 0 | 10,202 | 1140 | 0.8109 | |
| 97 | Temple University | 35400 | 56400 | 0.3724 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 98 | Mississippi State University | 36200 | 50500 | 0.283 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 99 | Lesley University | 37300 | 54700 | 0.3182 | 1,229 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 100 | Southern Nazarene University | 38000 | 48400 | 0.2144 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 | |
| 101 | Oakwood University | 38500 | 43300 | 0.1105 | 1,177 | 1005 | 0.4522 | |
| 102 | University of Maine | 40300 | 45200 | 0.1085 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 103 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 40700 | 50000 | 0.1862 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 104 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 41000 | 42500 | 0.0353 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 105 | SUNY Oneonta | 41700 | 41700 | 0 | 4,681 | 1234 | 0.696 | |
| 106 | Montclair State University | 41800 | 46600 | 0.103 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 107 | Anderson University | 42100 | 53600 | 0.2145 | 3,683 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 108 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4477 | 4,102 | 1115 | 0.7002 | |
| 109 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0668 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 110 | Binghamton University | 50500 | 52800 | 0.0432 | 14,669 | 1415 | 0.3861 | |
| 111 | George Mason University | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1279 | 28,334 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 112 | Howard University | 55300 | 66500 | 0.1685 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 113 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 114 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58100 | 64100 | 0.0936 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 115 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 60200 | 64100 | 0.0608 | 1,236 | 1193 | 0.9811 | |
| 116 | Berea College | 68300 | 69000 | 0.0101 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 | |
| 117 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.