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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 Texas.
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 Texas.
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 | Utah State University | 4700 | 21700 | 0.7832 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 28600 | 0.7211 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 3 | Kentucky State University | 10200 | 29700 | 0.6576 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 4 | Cornell University | 11700 | 93100 | 0.8745 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 5 | University of California-San Diego | 11900 | 42500 | 0.7198 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 6 | Bacone College | 12700 | 36800 | 0.6551 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 6 | Southern Utah University | 12700 | 44000 | 0.7109 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 8 | Indiana State University | 12800 | 25900 | 0.5066 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 9 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13300 | 54500 | 0.7559 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 31700 | 0.5674 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 11 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14300 | 46000 | 0.6888 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 12 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24600 | 0.4089 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech University | 14600 | 36900 | 0.6042 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 13 | Northern Illinois University | 14600 | 30700 | 0.5247 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 15 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14800 | 43900 | 0.6635 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 16 | University of Georgia | 15000 | 26600 | 0.4343 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 17 | California State University-San Marcos | 15100 | 38300 | 0.6056 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Austin | 15700 | 30500 | 0.485 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 18 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15700 | 42500 | 0.6307 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 18 | University of North Texas | 15700 | 25800 | 0.392 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 21 | Alcorn State University | 16000 | 23700 | 0.3249 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 21 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16000 | 23200 | 0.3103 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 23 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16200 | 42600 | 0.62 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 24 | Lamar University | 16400 | 23000 | 0.2845 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 25 | University of Houston | 16600 | 23100 | 0.2815 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 26 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16800 | 31600 | 0.4689 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 27 | University of Rhode Island | 17800 | 33900 | 0.475 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 28 | California State University-East Bay | 18200 | 45100 | 0.5967 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 28 | Georgia Southern University | 18200 | 23800 | 0.2357 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 30 | Texas Woman's University | 18500 | 44600 | 0.5855 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 31 | SUNY Oneonta | 18600 | 29300 | 0.3652 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 32 | Benedict College | 18800 | 41100 | 0.5431 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 33 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 19100 | 42800 | 0.5531 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 34 | Connecticut College | 19200 | 115500 | 0.8335 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 35 | Gallaudet University | 19300 | 44900 | 0.5703 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 35 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19300 | 27700 | 0.3034 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 37 | Eastern Kentucky University | 19400 | 34400 | 0.4355 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 38 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 39 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1755 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 40 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45200 | 0.5537 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 41 | State University of New York at Oswego | 20400 | 40200 | 0.4927 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 42 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2261 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 42 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 20500 | 31400 | 0.3472 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 44 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 20800 | 31000 | 0.3294 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 45 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 20900 | 34400 | 0.3924 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 45 | Kansas State University | 20900 | 28800 | 0.2729 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 47 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 21000 | 38200 | 0.4503 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 48 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 21100 | 50000 | 0.5777 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 49 | University of Central Oklahoma | 21400 | 22700 | 0.0573 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 50 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21800 | 25400 | 0.1427 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 51 | Bradley University | 22000 | 50800 | 0.5669 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 52 | Rockford University | 22100 | 68200 | 0.6763 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 53 | Florida State University | 22500 | 22900 | 0.0174 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 54 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 22600 | 45300 | 0.5006 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 55 | Columbia College | 22900 | 39700 | 0.4237 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 56 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 23000 | 47900 | 0.5195 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 57 | The University of Alabama | 23600 | 31000 | 0.2385 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 58 | Texas Tech University | 23700 | 28100 | 0.1562 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 59 | Southern Virginia University | 24100 | 46000 | 0.4761 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 60 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24300 | 48900 | 0.5027 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 61 | Stephens College | 25300 | 60900 | 0.5842 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 61 | Syracuse University | 25300 | 83100 | 0.6955 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 61 | Temple University | 25300 | 36400 | 0.3052 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 64 | South Dakota State University | 25500 | 28700 | 0.1116 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 64 | University of Arkansas | 25500 | 27700 | 0.0796 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 66 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 67 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 26000 | 47400 | 0.4517 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 68 | Houston Christian University | 26200 | 55600 | 0.5288 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 68 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 26200 | 59900 | 0.5625 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 70 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4805 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 71 | Seattle Pacific University | 26600 | 77000 | 0.6549 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 72 | University of Idaho | 26900 | 45200 | 0.4045 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 73 | University of Arizona | 27000 | 38500 | 0.2984 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 74 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 75 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0858 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 76 | Mississippi State University | 28100 | 32300 | 0.13 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 77 | Mitchell College | 28900 | 75200 | 0.616 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 78 | Westminster College | 29200 | 57600 | 0.4931 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 79 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29400 | 42400 | 0.3065 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 80 | Illinois State University | 29500 | 35200 | 0.1619 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 80 | University of Connecticut | 29500 | 33700 | 0.1248 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 82 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 83 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 30500 | 46000 | 0.3371 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 83 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 85 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31000 | 45000 | 0.3105 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 86 | Samford University | 31100 | 78000 | 0.601 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 87 | Liberty University | 32000 | 60900 | 0.4748 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 88 | Southern Nazarene University | 32100 | 48400 | 0.3367 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 89 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32400 | 35100 | 0.077 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 90 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32600 | 44700 | 0.2706 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 91 | Nova Southeastern University | 32900 | 56300 | 0.4154 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 92 | Anderson University | 33100 | 52500 | 0.3697 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 93 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 94 | Sonoma State University | 34000 | 41200 | 0.1748 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 95 | Hope International University | 34200 | 69600 | 0.5085 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 96 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4793 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 97 | Abilene Christian University | 36200 | 58900 | 0.3857 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 98 | Warner Pacific University | 36400 | 41600 | 0.1252 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 99 | California State University-Long Beach | 37700 | 38600 | 0.0233 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 100 | Lesley University | 38000 | 54700 | 0.3054 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 101 | Washington State University | 38500 | 53900 | 0.2859 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 102 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38600 | 38600 | 0 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 103 | Baylor University | 38700 | 66500 | 0.4189 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 104 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 105 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43000 | 46200 | 0.0693 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 106 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4481 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 107 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 44300 | 53700 | 0.175 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 108 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2748 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 109 | University of Maine | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 110 | George Mason University | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1263 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 111 | Howard University | 53600 | 76900 | 0.3029 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 112 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 57000 | 59200 | 0.0372 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 113 | Berea College | 68500 | 69000 | 0.0072 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 | |
| 114 | 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.