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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 South Dakota.
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 South Dakota.
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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 3 | Kentucky State University | 10100 | 17400 | 0.4184 | 1,793 | 865 | 0.9608 | |
| 4 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38100 | 0.7328 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 5 | University of Houston | 11900 | 28400 | 0.5817 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 6 | Indiana State University | 12100 | 25900 | 0.5337 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 47300 | 0.7099 | 38,040 | 1418 | 0.452 | |
| 8 | Texas Woman's University | 14500 | 23200 | 0.3744 | 10,039 | 1035 | 0.9612 | |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | 14800 | 30400 | 0.5126 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 10 | Sonoma State University | 14900 | 26700 | 0.442 | 5,272 | 1050 | 0.9343 | |
| 11 | California State University-San Marcos | 15100 | 24700 | 0.3894 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 12 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15200 | 29600 | 0.4872 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 13 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15300 | 31600 | 0.5164 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 14 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15500 | 28700 | 0.46 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 15 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 16 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15800 | 38400 | 0.5882 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 17 | Alcorn State University | 16200 | 25900 | 0.3745 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 18 | California State University-Long Beach | 16400 | 25800 | 0.3644 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 19 | University of North Texas | 16500 | 26100 | 0.3684 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 20 | Connecticut College | 16600 | 95300 | 0.8254 | 1,990 | 1421 | 0.3704 | |
| 21 | Houston Christian University | 16900 | 56800 | 0.7024 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8444 | |
| 22 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 22 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 17200 | 40600 | 0.5758 | 581 | 1132 | 0.9821 | |
| 24 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 24 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28600 | 0.3634 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 26 | Benedict College | 18300 | 33000 | 0.445 | 1,628 | 915 | 0.957 | |
| 26 | Greensboro College | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5158 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 28 | Texas Tech University | 18900 | 27100 | 0.3031 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 29 | Gallaudet University | 19300 | 44600 | 0.5672 | 875 | 895 | 0.5806 | |
| 30 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 19400 | 36900 | 0.4748 | 24,449 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 31 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 19500 | 31400 | 0.379 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 32 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19600 | 28200 | 0.3047 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 33 | Stephens College | 20000 | 49900 | 0.5994 | 392 | 1045 | 0.7722 | |
| 34 | University of Arizona | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3501 | 44,848 | 1233 | 0.8614 | |
| 34 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45200 | 0.5559 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 36 | Columbia College | 20300 | 35800 | 0.433 | 1,391 | 950 | 0.9393 | |
| 36 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20300 | 23200 | 0.125 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 38 | University of Wyoming | 20600 | 27900 | 0.264 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 39 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 40 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 21200 | 39200 | 0.4594 | 11,355 | 1222 | 0.8816 | |
| 41 | Southern Virginia University | 21300 | 46700 | 0.5438 | 936 | 1094 | 0.9642 | |
| 42 | Louisiana Tech University | 21900 | 26100 | 0.1611 | 10,881 | 1189 | 0.864 | |
| 43 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 22400 | 43200 | 0.4816 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 44 | Florida State University | 22500 | 32400 | 0.306 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 44 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 22500 | 48900 | 0.5395 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 46 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 24000 | 38200 | 0.3716 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9806 | |
| 47 | Abilene Christian University | 24200 | 59000 | 0.5894 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 48 | Bradley University | 24700 | 50800 | 0.5137 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 49 | North Dakota State University | 24900 | 27600 | 0.0972 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 50 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1143 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 50 | Temple University | 25400 | 36100 | 0.2966 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 52 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,669 | 1415 | 0.3861 | |
| 53 | Rockford University | 25800 | 59600 | 0.5673 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 53 | Westminster College | 25800 | 57600 | 0.5521 | 1,137 | 1149 | 0.9256 | |
| 55 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25900 | 38400 | 0.3258 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 56 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4812 | 2,207 | 1089 | 0.782 | |
| 57 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26800 | 0.0112 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 58 | University of Arkansas | 26600 | 28900 | 0.079 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.743 | |
| 59 | Seattle Pacific University | 26700 | 70000 | 0.6186 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 60 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26900 | 36800 | 0.2692 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 60 | Southern University at New Orleans | 26900 | 42300 | 0.3639 | 2,179 | 950 | 0.789 | |
| 60 | University of Idaho | 26900 | 30600 | 0.1211 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 63 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 27200 | 29500 | 0.0773 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 64 | University of South Dakota | 27300 | 29600 | 0.077 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 65 | California State University-San Bernardino | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2204 | 15,365 | 990 | 0.9374 | |
| 65 | Kansas State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.0947 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 67 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6653 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 68 | Iowa State University | 28000 | 42800 | 0.3444 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 68 | Texas State University | 28000 | 28000 | 0 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 70 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28300 | 46000 | 0.3849 | 3,424 | 1209 | 0.7887 | |
| 71 | Oregon State University | 28800 | 36700 | 0.2152 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 72 | California State University-East Bay | 29600 | 45100 | 0.3438 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 73 | Rivier University | 29900 | 65700 | 0.5448 | 1,252 | 1120 | 0.8259 | |
| 74 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 75 | Montclair State University | 30100 | 36300 | 0.1709 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 76 | Southern Utah University | 30300 | 40800 | 0.2575 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 77 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30700 | 39200 | 0.2171 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 78 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30900 | 45000 | 0.3121 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 79 | Illinois State University | 31100 | 36400 | 0.145 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 80 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3347 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 81 | Lamar University | 31700 | 38300 | 0.1724 | 8,184 | 1050 | 0.8641 | |
| 82 | Baylor University | 31800 | 70300 | 0.5475 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 83 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 3,219 | 1226 | 0.5836 | |
| 84 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 32600 | 40900 | 0.2029 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 85 | Samford University | 32900 | 64600 | 0.4908 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 86 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 86 | State University of New York at Oswego | 33100 | 40200 | 0.1767 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 88 | University of Rhode Island | 33600 | 46400 | 0.2756 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 89 | Hope International University | 34100 | 60500 | 0.4366 | 564 | 1027 | 0.3298 | |
| 90 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 91 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 34600 | 41000 | 0.1567 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 92 | Mississippi State University | 36200 | 50500 | 0.283 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 93 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 53600 | 0.3081 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 94 | Lesley University | 37300 | 54700 | 0.3182 | 1,229 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 95 | Southern Nazarene University | 38000 | 48400 | 0.2144 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 38200 | 53100 | 0.2805 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 97 | Oakwood University | 38500 | 43300 | 0.1105 | 1,177 | 1005 | 0.4522 | |
| 98 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38700 | 38700 | 0 | 14,416 | 1210 | 0.8851 | |
| 99 | University of Maine | 40300 | 45200 | 0.1085 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 100 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 40500 | 44100 | 0.0817 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 101 | Washington State University | 40600 | 56300 | 0.28 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 102 | SUNY Oneonta | 41700 | 41700 | 0 | 4,681 | 1234 | 0.696 | |
| 103 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 53600 | 0.2165 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 104 | Anderson University | 42100 | 53600 | 0.2145 | 3,683 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 105 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4477 | 4,102 | 1115 | 0.7002 | |
| 106 | University of California-San Diego | 46500 | 74600 | 0.3764 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2671 | |
| 107 | University of Georgia | 48600 | 51600 | 0.0581 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 108 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0425 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 109 | George Mason University | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1279 | 28,334 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 110 | Howard University | 55300 | 66500 | 0.1685 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 111 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 55800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 112 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 113 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58100 | 64100 | 0.0936 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 114 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 60200 | 64100 | 0.0608 | 1,236 | 1193 | 0.9811 | |
| 115 | Berea College | 68300 | 69000 | 0.0101 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.