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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 Louisiana.
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 Louisiana.
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 | Kentucky State University | 10100 | 17400 | 0.4184 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10300 | 22900 | 0.5512 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 3 | Cornell University | 10400 | 92000 | 0.8866 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 4 | Southern Utah University | 11800 | 21100 | 0.44 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 27200 | 0.5443 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 7 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 8 | University of California-San Diego | 12600 | 34000 | 0.6289 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 9 | Bacone College | 12700 | 36800 | 0.655 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 10 | Utah State University | 13000 | 30000 | 0.5659 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 11 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 13100 | 37100 | 0.6464 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 12 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 13 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13700 | 19400 | 0.2939 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 14 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 26800 | 0.4809 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech University | 14000 | 24900 | 0.4382 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 16 | Kansas State University | 14200 | 26100 | 0.4563 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 17 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14300 | 26500 | 0.4594 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 17 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23600 | 0.3946 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 19 | Texas Woman's University | 14600 | 23200 | 0.3704 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 19 | University of Idaho | 14600 | 26400 | 0.4466 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 21 | Northern Illinois University | 14800 | 29300 | 0.4965 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 22 | University of Arizona | 15700 | 30900 | 0.4927 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 23 | Alcorn State University | 16000 | 24400 | 0.3446 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 24 | Lamar University | 16100 | 22900 | 0.2966 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 24 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16100 | 28900 | 0.4425 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 26 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16600 | 25700 | 0.3541 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 27 | Sonoma State University | 17000 | 26700 | 0.3633 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 27 | University of Georgia | 17000 | 27100 | 0.3731 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 29 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 30 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 17800 | 32100 | 0.4461 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 31 | University of Maine | 17900 | 29000 | 0.3831 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 32 | Benedict College | 18800 | 38300 | 0.5097 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 33 | Gallaudet University | 19200 | 44200 | 0.565 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 34 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 19400 | 36900 | 0.4748 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 35 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5856 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 36 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1701 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 37 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20600 | 38100 | 0.4588 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 38 | North Dakota State University | 21000 | 25700 | 0.1818 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 38 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 21000 | 30000 | 0.3016 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 40 | Houston Christian University | 22100 | 56800 | 0.6109 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 41 | Florida State University | 22600 | 23100 | 0.0216 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 42 | Bradley University | 22800 | 50900 | 0.5521 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 42 | Columbia College | 22800 | 36800 | 0.381 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 44 | Georgia Southern University | 23600 | 23800 | 0.0084 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 44 | Syracuse University | 23600 | 83100 | 0.716 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 46 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24000 | 24500 | 0.0204 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 47 | Southern Virginia University | 24400 | 38200 | 0.3615 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 48 | Rockford University | 25100 | 60300 | 0.5835 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 49 | Stephens College | 25200 | 58600 | 0.5695 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 50 | University of North Texas | 25400 | 25400 | 0 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 51 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1071 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 51 | University of Arkansas | 25600 | 27700 | 0.0749 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 53 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26400 | 36500 | 0.2764 | 14,783 | 1140 | 0.8096 | |
| 54 | Indiana State University | 26500 | 30900 | 0.1425 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 54 | University of Mount Union | 26500 | 50900 | 0.4791 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 56 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26800 | 48900 | 0.4516 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 57 | California State University-San Bernardino | 27000 | 38000 | 0.2892 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 58 | Kent State University at Kent | 27400 | 28400 | 0.0352 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 59 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28100 | 45700 | 0.3852 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 60 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 28200 | 41900 | 0.3269 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 60 | Seattle Pacific University | 28200 | 62600 | 0.5496 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 62 | California State University-Long Beach | 28300 | 38400 | 0.2634 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 63 | California State University-San Marcos | 28500 | 38400 | 0.2576 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 63 | Connecticut College | 28500 | 83300 | 0.6583 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 65 | Mitchell College | 28900 | 65900 | 0.5611 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 65 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2138 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 67 | Westminster College | 29400 | 57500 | 0.4884 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 68 | Montclair State University | 29500 | 36300 | 0.1874 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 69 | Illinois State University | 29700 | 35200 | 0.1582 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 70 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 71 | California State University-East Bay | 30100 | 43000 | 0.2997 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 72 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 30200 | 34000 | 0.1117 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 73 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 30500 | 43700 | 0.3021 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 74 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30600 | 46200 | 0.3372 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 75 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 30800 | 52900 | 0.4179 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 76 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31100 | 45000 | 0.3076 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 77 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31400 | 38300 | 0.1799 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 78 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 31600 | 33700 | 0.0617 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 79 | University of Rhode Island | 31900 | 46700 | 0.3169 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 80 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 32200 | 39200 | 0.1788 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 80 | Southern Nazarene University | 32200 | 48400 | 0.334 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 82 | Samford University | 32300 | 65200 | 0.5045 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 83 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32500 | 34700 | 0.0633 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 84 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32600 | 44700 | 0.2706 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 85 | Liberty University | 32700 | 43900 | 0.2551 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 86 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 33400 | 44100 | 0.2425 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 88 | Anderson University | 33500 | 52400 | 0.3607 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 88 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 33500 | 40900 | 0.1811 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 90 | Hope International University | 34300 | 56700 | 0.3953 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 91 | Baylor University | 34500 | 70800 | 0.5124 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 91 | Nova Southeastern University | 34500 | 56300 | 0.387 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 93 | University of Vermont | 34600 | 66300 | 0.4782 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 94 | University of Nevada-Reno | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 95 | Abilene Christian University | 35900 | 60700 | 0.4082 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 96 | Mississippi State University | 36400 | 50500 | 0.2789 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 97 | Warner Pacific University | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1221 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 98 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 37500 | 50300 | 0.2546 | 34,242 | 1260 | 0.7333 | |
| 99 | University of Connecticut | 37700 | 41800 | 0.0981 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 100 | Lesley University | 38000 | 54600 | 0.3038 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 100 | University of Central Oklahoma | 38000 | 38500 | 0.013 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 100 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38000 | 62000 | 0.3872 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 103 | Washington State University | 38600 | 53900 | 0.2835 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 104 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 104 | SUNY Oneonta | 40500 | 45300 | 0.1059 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 104 | Temple University | 40500 | 56100 | 0.278 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 107 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 41800 | 45200 | 0.0753 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 108 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 109 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 43400 | 52100 | 0.167 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 110 | Merrimack College | 43600 | 78800 | 0.4464 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 111 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 112 | Binghamton University | 50000 | 52100 | 0.0398 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 113 | Howard University | 58300 | 61600 | 0.0536 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 114 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 115 | Berea College | 70000 | 70100 | 0.0014 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.