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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 Virginia.
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 Virginia.
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 | 9800 | 29700 | 0.6711 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10000 | 22900 | 0.5643 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 5 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38500 | 0.7358 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 6 | University of California-San Diego | 11400 | 44900 | 0.7461 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 7 | Cornell University | 11700 | 93100 | 0.8745 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 8 | Indiana State University | 12200 | 25900 | 0.5298 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 9 | Bacone College | 12500 | 36800 | 0.6606 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 9 | Southern Utah University | 12500 | 44000 | 0.7155 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 11 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13200 | 54500 | 0.7577 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 12 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 12 | University of Idaho | 13400 | 25800 | 0.4807 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 14 | University of Houston | 13500 | 23100 | 0.4157 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 31700 | 0.5674 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 16 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13800 | 19400 | 0.2887 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 13900 | 46000 | 0.6974 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | 14200 | 30700 | 0.5391 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech University | 14300 | 36900 | 0.6124 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 20 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14400 | 26500 | 0.4582 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 21 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 22 | University of North Texas | 15000 | 25700 | 0.4169 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 23 | California State University-San Bernardino | 15300 | 43900 | 0.6521 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 23 | California State University-San Marcos | 15300 | 24700 | 0.3813 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 25 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15700 | 42500 | 0.6307 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 26 | California State University-Long Beach | 15800 | 25800 | 0.3877 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 26 | The University of Texas at Austin | 15800 | 30500 | 0.4817 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 28 | Alcorn State University | 16000 | 23700 | 0.3249 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 28 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16000 | 23200 | 0.3103 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 30 | Lamar University | 16200 | 22900 | 0.2922 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 31 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16400 | 42600 | 0.6153 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 32 | University of Maine | 16900 | 29300 | 0.4235 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 33 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17300 | 34000 | 0.4908 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 33 | Houston Christian University | 17300 | 56800 | 0.6954 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 35 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 17800 | 48000 | 0.6287 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 35 | University of Arkansas | 17800 | 27700 | 0.3574 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 37 | University of Rhode Island | 17900 | 46400 | 0.6137 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 37 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17900 | 33600 | 0.4669 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 39 | Georgia Southern University | 18100 | 23800 | 0.2399 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 40 | SUNY Oneonta | 18400 | 29300 | 0.372 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 40 | Texas Woman's University | 18400 | 44600 | 0.5877 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 42 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 18600 | 42800 | 0.5648 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 43 | California State University-East Bay | 18700 | 30100 | 0.3793 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 44 | Benedict College | 18800 | 41100 | 0.5431 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 45 | Connecticut College | 19300 | 115500 | 0.8326 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 45 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19300 | 27700 | 0.3034 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 47 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 19400 | 36900 | 0.4748 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 48 | Gallaudet University | 19500 | 44900 | 0.5659 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 49 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 50 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1755 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 51 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 20200 | 31400 | 0.3567 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 52 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20300 | 45200 | 0.5521 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 53 | State University of New York at Oswego | 20400 | 40200 | 0.4927 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 54 | Kansas State University | 20500 | 28800 | 0.289 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 54 | South Dakota State University | 20500 | 25200 | 0.1866 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 56 | North Dakota State University | 20900 | 25700 | 0.1868 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 57 | University of Central Oklahoma | 21100 | 22700 | 0.0705 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 58 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 21400 | 42700 | 0.499 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 59 | Bradley University | 21500 | 50800 | 0.5767 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 60 | Rockford University | 21900 | 68200 | 0.6793 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 61 | Florida State University | 22500 | 22900 | 0.0174 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 62 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 22600 | 47900 | 0.5278 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 63 | Columbia College | 22700 | 39700 | 0.4287 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 64 | Washington State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3783 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 65 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23300 | 36800 | 0.367 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 66 | The University of Alabama | 23400 | 31000 | 0.245 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 67 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 23900 | 48900 | 0.5109 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 68 | Southern Virginia University | 24000 | 46000 | 0.4787 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 69 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 24100 | 45300 | 0.4676 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 70 | Stephens College | 24800 | 60900 | 0.5924 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 71 | Temple University | 24900 | 36400 | 0.3162 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 72 | Syracuse University | 25300 | 83100 | 0.6955 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 73 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 25600 | 47400 | 0.4602 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 74 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 25900 | 59900 | 0.5675 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 75 | Seattle Pacific University | 26100 | 77000 | 0.6614 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 76 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4805 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 77 | University of Arizona | 27100 | 38500 | 0.2958 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 78 | Texas Tech University | 27900 | 27900 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 79 | Mitchell College | 28500 | 75200 | 0.6213 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 80 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2147 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 81 | Westminster College | 29400 | 57600 | 0.4896 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 82 | Montclair State University | 29500 | 36300 | 0.1874 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 82 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29500 | 42400 | 0.3041 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 84 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 85 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 30500 | 46000 | 0.3371 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 85 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 87 | Samford University | 30600 | 78000 | 0.6074 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 88 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31000 | 45000 | 0.3105 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 89 | Liberty University | 32000 | 60900 | 0.4751 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 90 | Southern Nazarene University | 32100 | 48400 | 0.3367 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 91 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32200 | 34400 | 0.064 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 92 | Nova Southeastern University | 32600 | 56300 | 0.4207 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 93 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32700 | 44700 | 0.2684 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 94 | Anderson University | 33200 | 52500 | 0.3678 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 94 | Old Dominion University | 33200 | 36700 | 0.0935 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 96 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 97 | Sonoma State University | 33700 | 41200 | 0.1821 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 98 | Hope International University | 34100 | 69600 | 0.51 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 99 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4793 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 100 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70300 | 0.5063 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 101 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35100 | 35100 | 0 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 102 | Abilene Christian University | 35700 | 60700 | 0.4115 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 102 | George Mason University | 35700 | 35800 | 0.0011 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 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 | 37700 | 43900 | 0.1414 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 107 | Lesley University | 37800 | 54700 | 0.3091 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 108 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 109 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43000 | 46200 | 0.0693 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 109 | University of Georgia | 43000 | 48700 | 0.1174 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 111 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 43400 | 53700 | 0.1917 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 112 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4481 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 113 | Illinois State University | 45100 | 47300 | 0.0466 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 114 | Binghamton University | 50600 | 52800 | 0.0417 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 115 | Howard University | 53500 | 76900 | 0.3042 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 116 | Berea College | 68800 | 69000 | 0.0029 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.