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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 Rhode Island.
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 Rhode Island.
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 | Cornell University | 10400 | 92000 | 0.8866 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 2 | Kentucky State University | 10500 | 17400 | 0.3954 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11300 | 22900 | 0.5075 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 11600 | 34300 | 0.6614 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 5 | University of California-San Diego | 12000 | 34000 | 0.6466 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 7 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12400 | 29900 | 0.5852 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 8 | Bacone College | 12500 | 36800 | 0.6605 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 8 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 12700 | 37100 | 0.6572 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 11 | Utah State University | 13000 | 30000 | 0.5659 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 32200 | 0.5744 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech University | 13800 | 24900 | 0.4451 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 14 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 27000 | 0.4813 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 15 | Indiana State University | 14200 | 25900 | 0.4525 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 15 | Kansas State University | 14200 | 26100 | 0.4563 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 17 | Northern Illinois University | 14300 | 29300 | 0.5116 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 17 | University of Idaho | 14300 | 26400 | 0.458 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 19 | University of Houston | 14800 | 23600 | 0.3734 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 20 | Alcorn State University | 16000 | 24400 | 0.3446 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 21 | Lamar University | 16200 | 22900 | 0.2922 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 22 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16700 | 25700 | 0.3502 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 23 | Sonoma State University | 16800 | 26700 | 0.3708 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 24 | University of Arkansas | 17900 | 27700 | 0.3527 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 25 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 18000 | 32100 | 0.4399 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 25 | University of Maine | 18000 | 29000 | 0.3797 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 27 | Georgia Southern University | 18100 | 23800 | 0.2399 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 28 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 34,242 | 1260 | 0.7333 | |
| 29 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 30 | Benedict College | 18900 | 38300 | 0.5071 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 30 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 32 | Gallaudet University | 19300 | 44200 | 0.5628 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 33 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19600 | 28200 | 0.305 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 34 | Rhode Island College | 19900 | 27900 | 0.2867 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 35 | Davis & Elkins College | 20000 | 48300 | 0.5856 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 35 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20000 | 24500 | 0.1833 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 37 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 43700 | 0.5382 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 38 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20600 | 38100 | 0.4588 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 39 | George Mason University | 21000 | 33500 | 0.3732 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 40 | University of Central Oklahoma | 21100 | 22700 | 0.0705 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 41 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 22000 | 34400 | 0.3604 | 14,783 | 1140 | 0.8096 | |
| 42 | Houston Christian University | 22100 | 56800 | 0.6109 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 43 | Bradley University | 22200 | 50900 | 0.5638 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 44 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 22500 | 33000 | 0.3179 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 45 | Columbia College | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3864 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 45 | Florida State University | 22600 | 25000 | 0.0962 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 47 | Syracuse University | 23600 | 83100 | 0.716 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 48 | Southern Virginia University | 24300 | 38200 | 0.3641 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 49 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24400 | 37400 | 0.3473 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 50 | Stephens College | 24700 | 58600 | 0.5781 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 51 | Rockford University | 24900 | 60300 | 0.5868 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 52 | Temple University | 25400 | 36300 | 0.3005 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 53 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1071 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 54 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26300 | 48900 | 0.4619 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 55 | Texas Woman's University | 26400 | 41300 | 0.3608 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 56 | University of Arizona | 26500 | 35200 | 0.247 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 56 | University of Mount Union | 26500 | 50900 | 0.4791 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 58 | California State University-San Bernardino | 26800 | 38000 | 0.2945 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 59 | Southern Utah University | 27400 | 35600 | 0.2301 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 60 | University of North Texas | 27600 | 37400 | 0.2622 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 61 | Seattle Pacific University | 27700 | 62600 | 0.5576 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 61 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 27700 | 31400 | 0.1178 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 63 | North Dakota State University | 27900 | 30400 | 0.0815 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 64 | California State University-Long Beach | 28000 | 38400 | 0.2712 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 65 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28200 | 45700 | 0.383 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 66 | California State University-San Marcos | 28300 | 38400 | 0.2628 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 66 | Mississippi State University | 28300 | 32300 | 0.126 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 68 | Mitchell College | 28400 | 65900 | 0.5687 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 69 | Connecticut College | 28600 | 83300 | 0.657 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 70 | Iowa State University | 28800 | 43300 | 0.3351 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 71 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2138 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 72 | University of Connecticut | 29500 | 33200 | 0.1116 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 72 | Westminster College | 29500 | 57500 | 0.4866 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 74 | California State University-East Bay | 29800 | 43000 | 0.3067 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 75 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29900 | 34000 | 0.1205 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 76 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 77 | Montclair State University | 30200 | 36300 | 0.1681 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 77 | University of Rhode Island | 30200 | 46700 | 0.3533 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 79 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30600 | 46200 | 0.3372 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 80 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31100 | 45000 | 0.3076 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 81 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 31600 | 33700 | 0.0617 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 82 | Samford University | 31800 | 65200 | 0.5122 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 83 | Southern Nazarene University | 32200 | 48400 | 0.334 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 84 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32700 | 44700 | 0.2684 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 85 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 86 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 87 | Anderson University | 33600 | 52400 | 0.3588 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 33600 | 40900 | 0.1786 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 89 | Hope International University | 34200 | 56700 | 0.3971 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 90 | Nova Southeastern University | 34300 | 56300 | 0.3905 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 91 | Baylor University | 34600 | 70800 | 0.511 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 91 | University of Vermont | 34600 | 66300 | 0.4782 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 93 | Abilene Christian University | 35700 | 60700 | 0.4115 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 93 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 35700 | 43500 | 0.1794 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 95 | Warner Pacific University | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1221 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 96 | Lesley University | 37700 | 54600 | 0.3093 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 97 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38400 | 38400 | 0 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 98 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 38600 | 44600 | 0.1345 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 98 | Washington State University | 38600 | 53900 | 0.2835 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 100 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 39000 | 52900 | 0.2626 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 101 | University of Georgia | 40300 | 46000 | 0.1242 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 102 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 102 | SUNY Oneonta | 40500 | 45300 | 0.1059 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 104 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 41500 | 45200 | 0.0819 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 105 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42500 | 52100 | 0.1843 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 106 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42600 | 55100 | 0.227 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 107 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43200 | 46200 | 0.0665 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 108 | Merrimack College | 43600 | 78800 | 0.4464 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 109 | Illinois State University | 45200 | 47300 | 0.0439 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 110 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 111 | Binghamton University | 50000 | 52100 | 0.0398 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 112 | Howard University | 53500 | 61600 | 0.1315 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 113 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 57100 | 59200 | 0.0351 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 114 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 115 | Berea College | 70100 | 70100 | 0 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.