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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 Massachusetts.
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 Massachusetts.
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 | 0 | 30000 | 1 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 2 | Cornell University | 10700 | 92000 | 0.8834 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10700 | 22900 | 0.5337 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 11300 | 34300 | 0.6702 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 5 | University of California-San Diego | 12100 | 34000 | 0.6436 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 7 | Bacone College | 12400 | 36800 | 0.6632 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 27200 | 0.5443 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 9 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12600 | 37100 | 0.6599 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 10 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | 13700 | 24900 | 0.4491 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 11 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13700 | 19400 | 0.2939 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 13 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 27000 | 0.4813 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois University | 14100 | 29300 | 0.5187 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 14 | University of Houston | 14100 | 23600 | 0.4031 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 16 | University of Idaho | 14200 | 26400 | 0.4618 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 17 | Texas Woman's University | 14300 | 23200 | 0.3833 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 18 | California State University-Long Beach | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3993 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 19 | Florida State University | 15700 | 23100 | 0.3203 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 20 | Alcorn State University | 15900 | 24400 | 0.3487 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 21 | University of Arizona | 16200 | 30900 | 0.4765 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 22 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 23 | Illinois State University | 17300 | 29300 | 0.409 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 24 | University of Rhode Island | 17800 | 34400 | 0.4823 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 25 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 23800 | 0.2483 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 26 | University of Maine | 18000 | 29000 | 0.3787 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 27 | California State University-East Bay | 18300 | 29700 | 0.3843 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 28 | SUNY Oneonta | 18400 | 29300 | 0.372 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 29 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 30 | Benedict College | 18800 | 38300 | 0.5097 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 31 | Houston Christian University | 18900 | 56800 | 0.6672 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 32 | Gallaudet University | 19000 | 44200 | 0.5695 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 32 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3399 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 32 | Kentucky State University | 19000 | 27600 | 0.3121 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 35 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 36 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19600 | 28200 | 0.305 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 37 | Davis & Elkins College | 20200 | 47500 | 0.5742 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 38 | Iowa State University | 20300 | 24200 | 0.1626 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 39 | Montclair State University | 20500 | 36300 | 0.4355 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 40 | South Dakota State University | 20800 | 25200 | 0.1739 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 41 | University of Central Oklahoma | 20900 | 22700 | 0.0793 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 42 | North Dakota State University | 21200 | 25700 | 0.1744 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 43 | Bradley University | 22000 | 50900 | 0.5678 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 44 | Columbia College | 22400 | 36800 | 0.3918 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 45 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 22500 | 33000 | 0.3179 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 46 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23700 | 24500 | 0.0326 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 47 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24200 | 37400 | 0.3526 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 48 | Southern Virginia University | 24300 | 38200 | 0.3641 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 49 | Stephens College | 24500 | 58600 | 0.5815 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 50 | Rockford University | 24800 | 60300 | 0.5885 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 50 | Temple University | 24800 | 36300 | 0.3171 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 52 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 25400 | 42200 | 0.3981 | 12,234 | 1194 | 0.8296 | |
| 53 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25700 | 36500 | 0.2955 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 54 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26200 | 48900 | 0.4639 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 55 | California State University-San Bernardino | 26600 | 38000 | 0.2997 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 55 | Lamar University | 26600 | 37700 | 0.2941 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 55 | University of Arkansas | 26600 | 30800 | 0.136 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 55 | University of Mount Union | 26600 | 50900 | 0.4771 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 59 | Indiana State University | 26800 | 30900 | 0.1328 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 60 | Southern Utah University | 27300 | 35600 | 0.2329 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 61 | Kent State University at Kent | 27400 | 28400 | 0.0352 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 62 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 27500 | 35600 | 0.2273 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 62 | University of North Texas | 27500 | 37400 | 0.2649 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 64 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27600 | 41900 | 0.3412 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 64 | Seattle Pacific University | 27600 | 62600 | 0.5592 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 64 | Southern Wesleyan University | 27600 | 43500 | 0.3656 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 67 | California State University-San Marcos | 28100 | 38400 | 0.268 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 67 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28100 | 45700 | 0.3852 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 67 | Mitchell College | 28100 | 65900 | 0.5732 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 70 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 28300 | 35400 | 0.2008 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 71 | Syracuse University | 28600 | 83100 | 0.6558 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 72 | Connecticut College | 28900 | 83300 | 0.6534 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 73 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 29400 | 44700 | 0.3422 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 74 | Oklahoma Christian University | 29500 | 43100 | 0.3164 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 75 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29700 | 34000 | 0.1264 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 76 | Westminster College | 29800 | 57500 | 0.4814 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 77 | Sonoma State University | 30100 | 40200 | 0.2514 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 78 | Samford University | 31700 | 65200 | 0.5137 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 79 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 31800 | 33700 | 0.056 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 80 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 32100 | 39200 | 0.1813 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 80 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 82 | Lesley University | 32300 | 53600 | 0.3974 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 83 | Southern Nazarene University | 32400 | 48400 | 0.3301 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 84 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 85 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 86 | Anderson University | 33600 | 52400 | 0.3588 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 87 | Hope International University | 34100 | 56700 | 0.3989 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 88 | Nova Southeastern University | 34200 | 56300 | 0.3923 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 89 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 89 | University of Vermont | 34700 | 66300 | 0.4767 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 91 | Abilene Christian University | 35600 | 60700 | 0.4132 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 91 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 35600 | 43500 | 0.1817 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 93 | Mississippi State University | 36600 | 50500 | 0.2752 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 94 | Warner Pacific University | 36700 | 41600 | 0.1175 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 95 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37200 | 62000 | 0.4001 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 96 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 38400 | 44400 | 0.1353 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 97 | Washington State University | 38800 | 53900 | 0.2799 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 98 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 39400 | 52900 | 0.2551 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 99 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 100 | University of Georgia | 40300 | 46000 | 0.1242 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 101 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 102 | University of Connecticut | 40900 | 40900 | 0 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 103 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 41300 | 45200 | 0.0863 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 104 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42200 | 52100 | 0.19 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 105 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 106 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43500 | 50300 | 0.1352 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 107 | Merrimack College | 43700 | 78800 | 0.4453 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 108 | Oregon State University | 45000 | 61900 | 0.2733 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 109 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 110 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 111 | Binghamton University | 50200 | 52100 | 0.0362 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 112 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 57300 | 59200 | 0.0318 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 113 | Howard University | 58400 | 61600 | 0.052 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 114 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 115 | Berea College | 68900 | 70100 | 0.0171 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.