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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 Texas.
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 Texas.
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 | 10700 | 17400 | 0.384 | 1,546 | 925 | 0.9251 | |
| 4 | University of California-San Diego | 11500 | 44900 | 0.7439 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 11700 | 93100 | 0.8745 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 6 | Bacone College | 12700 | 36800 | 0.6551 | 106 | 875 | 0.545 | |
| 6 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12700 | 54500 | 0.7669 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 6 | Southern Utah University | 12700 | 44000 | 0.7109 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 9 | Indiana State University | 13100 | 31200 | 0.5807 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 10 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 31700 | 0.5674 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 12 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14100 | 46200 | 0.6942 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 12 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 14100 | 19400 | 0.2733 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech University | 14600 | 36900 | 0.6042 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 14 | Northern Illinois University | 14600 | 30700 | 0.5247 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 16 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 14800 | 25700 | 0.4236 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 17 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15500 | 28700 | 0.46 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 18 | California State University-San Bernardino | 15700 | 43900 | 0.643 | 14,993 | 920 | 0.9318 | |
| 18 | California State University-San Marcos | 15700 | 24700 | 0.3651 | 14,977 | 970 | 0.951 | |
| 18 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15700 | 42500 | 0.6307 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 21 | Alcorn State University | 16000 | 23700 | 0.3249 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 21 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16000 | 23200 | 0.3103 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 23 | Lamar University | 16400 | 23000 | 0.2845 | 8,206 | 1045 | 0.857 | |
| 24 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16600 | 42600 | 0.6106 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 24 | University of Houston | 16600 | 23100 | 0.2815 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 26 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16800 | 31600 | 0.4689 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 26 | Texas State University | 16800 | 26800 | 0.3727 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 28 | Sonoma State University | 17100 | 26700 | 0.3596 | 5,412 | 1095 | 0.9473 | |
| 29 | University of Rhode Island | 17800 | 33900 | 0.475 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 30 | California State University-East Bay | 18200 | 45100 | 0.5967 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 31 | Georgia Southern University | 18300 | 23800 | 0.2315 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 32 | Texas Woman's University | 18500 | 44600 | 0.5855 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.9613 | |
| 33 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27700 | 0.3284 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 34 | Benedict College | 18800 | 41100 | 0.5431 | 1,694 | 935 | 0.673 | |
| 35 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 19100 | 42800 | 0.5531 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 36 | Connecticut College | 19200 | 115500 | 0.8335 | 1,990 | 1287 | 0.3704 | |
| 37 | Gallaudet University | 19300 | 44900 | 0.5703 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 37 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19300 | 27700 | 0.3034 | 18,895 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 39 | Eastern Kentucky University | 19500 | 34400 | 0.4326 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 40 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5883 | 683 | 1025 | 0.5823 | |
| 41 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2261 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 42 | North Dakota State University | 20900 | 25700 | 0.1868 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 42 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20900 | 27000 | 0.2245 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 44 | Kansas State University | 21000 | 28800 | 0.2718 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 44 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 46 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 21100 | 50000 | 0.5777 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 47 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 21500 | 42500 | 0.4947 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 48 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 21600 | 42700 | 0.4943 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 49 | Bradley University | 22000 | 50800 | 0.5669 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 50 | Rockford University | 22100 | 68200 | 0.6763 | 968 | 1045 | 0.5704 | |
| 51 | Florida State University | 22500 | 22900 | 0.0174 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 51 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 22500 | 59900 | 0.6242 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 53 | Columbia College | 22800 | 39700 | 0.4262 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 54 | Washington State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3783 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 55 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 23000 | 47900 | 0.5195 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 56 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23600 | 36800 | 0.3589 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 56 | SUNY Oneonta | 23600 | 49300 | 0.5218 | 4,681 | 1190 | 0.6959 | |
| 58 | Southern Virginia University | 24100 | 46000 | 0.4761 | 967 | 1070 | 0.9973 | |
| 59 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24300 | 48900 | 0.5027 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 60 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 24600 | 45300 | 0.4565 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 61 | Stephens College | 25200 | 60900 | 0.5858 | 354 | 1185 | 0.9185 | |
| 62 | Syracuse University | 25300 | 83100 | 0.6955 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 62 | Temple University | 25300 | 36400 | 0.3052 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 64 | South Dakota State University | 25500 | 28700 | 0.1116 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 64 | University of Arkansas | 25500 | 27700 | 0.0796 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 66 | Iowa State University | 25700 | 43300 | 0.4073 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 67 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 25900 | 47400 | 0.4539 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9808 | |
| 68 | Houston Christian University | 26200 | 55600 | 0.5288 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8458 | |
| 69 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4805 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 70 | Seattle Pacific University | 26700 | 77000 | 0.6536 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 71 | University of Idaho | 26900 | 45200 | 0.4045 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 72 | University of Arizona | 27000 | 38500 | 0.2984 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 73 | Mitchell College | 28900 | 75200 | 0.616 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 74 | Westminster College | 29200 | 57600 | 0.4931 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 75 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29400 | 42400 | 0.3065 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 76 | University of Connecticut | 29500 | 33700 | 0.1248 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 77 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 78 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 30300 | 46000 | 0.3415 | 3,361 | 1160 | 0.7887 | |
| 79 | Southern Wesleyan University | 30500 | 46200 | 0.34 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 80 | University of North Texas | 30600 | 48200 | 0.3651 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 81 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31000 | 45000 | 0.3105 | 2,012 | 1159 | 0.9707 | |
| 81 | Samford University | 31000 | 78000 | 0.6022 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 83 | George Mason University | 31100 | 35700 | 0.1287 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 83 | The University of Alabama | 31100 | 55300 | 0.4379 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 85 | Liberty University | 31900 | 60900 | 0.4764 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 86 | Southern Nazarene University | 32100 | 48400 | 0.3367 | 1,465 | 1055 | 0.7703 | |
| 87 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32200 | 34400 | 0.064 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 88 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32600 | 44700 | 0.2706 | 2,978 | 1222 | 0.7223 | |
| 88 | Texas Tech University | 32600 | 41000 | 0.205 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 90 | Nova Southeastern University | 32900 | 56300 | 0.4154 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 91 | Anderson University | 33100 | 52500 | 0.3697 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 92 | Hope International University | 34200 | 69600 | 0.5085 | 564 | 1070 | 0.3298 | |
| 93 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4793 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 94 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35100 | 35100 | 0 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 95 | Abilene Christian University | 36200 | 58900 | 0.3857 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 96 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2815 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 97 | Warner Pacific University | 36400 | 41600 | 0.1252 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 98 | California State University-Long Beach | 37700 | 38600 | 0.0233 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 99 | Lesley University | 38000 | 54700 | 0.3054 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 99 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38000 | 66500 | 0.4283 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 101 | Baylor University | 38700 | 66500 | 0.4189 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 102 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 103 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 104 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43000 | 46200 | 0.0693 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 104 | University of Georgia | 43000 | 48700 | 0.1174 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 106 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4481 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 107 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2748 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 108 | Illinois State University | 45100 | 47300 | 0.0466 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 109 | University of Maine | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 110 | Binghamton University | 50600 | 52800 | 0.0417 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 111 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 57000 | 59200 | 0.0372 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 112 | Howard University | 58300 | 76900 | 0.2418 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 113 | Berea College | 68500 | 69000 | 0.0072 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 | |
| 114 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.