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Considering a degree in Human Services?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Human Services majors who live in Maryland.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Human Services degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Maryland.
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 | Northwest Indian College | 5000 | 16400 | 0.6949 | 636 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Grace Christian University | 11000 | 42100 | 0.7394 | 928 | 1075 | 0.9916 | |
| 3 | University of South Florida | 12600 | 17100 | 0.2629 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 4 | East Texas A&M University | 12900 | 30000 | 0.5701 | 9,992 | 1045 | 0.9224 | |
| 5 | Arkansas Baptist College | 13000 | 24000 | 0.4578 | 342 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Western Washington University | 13800 | 31400 | 0.5605 | 13,752 | 1272 | 0.9325 | |
| 7 | Northern Illinois University | 14000 | 30400 | 0.54 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 8 | Lincoln University | 14100 | 32600 | 0.5668 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 9 | Stephen F Austin State University | 14500 | 23400 | 0.3799 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 10 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 14600 | 31600 | 0.5386 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 11 | Northeastern University | 14700 | 89900 | 0.8365 | 17,432 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 12 | Urshan University | 14800 | 19600 | 0.2454 | 474 | 990 | 0.8378 | |
| 13 | Lander University | 15000 | 24600 | 0.3895 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 13 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4443 | 7,851 | 1115 | 0.8568 | |
| 15 | Troy University | 15100 | 26700 | 0.4344 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 16 | Fitchburg State University | 15400 | 33700 | 0.5431 | 3,027 | 1145 | 0.8693 | |
| 17 | University of North Texas | 15600 | 26100 | 0.403 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 18 | Dakota Wesleyan University | 16000 | 46400 | 0.6557 | 771 | 1085 | 0.7338 | |
| 19 | Waynesburg University | 16100 | 45000 | 0.6426 | 1,030 | 1093 | 0.8982 | |
| 20 | Morgan State University | 16800 | 28500 | 0.4104 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 20 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4345 | 52,187 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 17100 | 29800 | 0.4257 | 7,062 | 965 | 0.928 | |
| 23 | Lindsey Wilson College | 17200 | 47100 | 0.6351 | 1,722 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17400 | 27400 | 0.3648 | 27,132 | 1099 | 0.9617 | |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17500 | 22800 | 0.2328 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 26 | Bethel University | 17900 | 35300 | 0.4924 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 26 | Northeastern University Oakland | 17900 | 90000 | 0.8013 | 464 | 1469 | 0.1665 | |
| 28 | Southwestern Christian University | 18100 | 26800 | 0.3251 | 380 | 975 | 0.6206 | |
| 29 | East Tennessee State University | 18300 | 26100 | 0.2983 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 29 | University of Mary | 18300 | 32600 | 0.4376 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 31 | California State University-Fullerton | 18400 | 20600 | 0.1045 | 38,760 | 1090 | 0.9052 | |
| 31 | Towson University | 18400 | 29900 | 0.3843 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 33 | Simpson College | 18500 | 60500 | 0.6939 | 1,235 | 1430 | 0.8622 | |
| 34 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 35 | Carson-Newman University | 19300 | 51900 | 0.6283 | 1,596 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 35 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19300 | 62200 | 0.6901 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 37 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 38 | Bethel University | 19700 | 54500 | 0.6394 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 39 | Bellevue University | 20300 | 36400 | 0.4434 | 11,037 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20600 | 23200 | 0.1121 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 41 | Anna Maria College | 21000 | 54200 | 0.6128 | 916 | 885 | 0.503 | |
| 42 | University of North Georgia | 21400 | 21400 | 0 | 18,322 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 43 | East Central University | 21500 | 36200 | 0.4059 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 44 | Upper Iowa University | 21900 | 41700 | 0.4745 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 45 | Gordon State College | 22000 | 35300 | 0.3771 | 3,179 | 1015 | 0.859 | |
| 45 | Nelson University | 22000 | 55500 | 0.6036 | 1,479 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 47 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 22200 | 53000 | 0.5806 | 1,472 | 1075 | 0.8459 | |
| 48 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6197 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 49 | Central Washington University | 23000 | 27900 | 0.1759 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 49 | University of the Cumberlands | 23000 | 26400 | 0.1289 | 7,612 | 1025 | 0.9881 | |
| 51 | North Central University | 23400 | 43900 | 0.4671 | 759 | 1075 | 0.9898 | |
| 52 | Midland University | 23500 | 65300 | 0.6407 | 1,309 | 1045 | 0.6612 | |
| 52 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 54 | Saint Norbert College | 23800 | 63800 | 0.6267 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 55 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 23900 | 34600 | 0.3092 | 4,526 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | Judson University | 24200 | 49100 | 0.5069 | 718 | 1015 | 0.4759 | |
| 56 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5611 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 58 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 24400 | 41500 | 0.4124 | 530 | 895 | 0.4 | |
| 59 | Elmira College | 24600 | 60600 | 0.594 | 745 | 1250 | 0.7696 | |
| 60 | Doane University | 25200 | 71000 | 0.6454 | 1,315 | 1125 | 0.9801 | |
| 60 | Saint Leo University | 25200 | 50000 | 0.4958 | 7,516 | 1110 | 0.784 | |
| 62 | Shorter University | 25500 | 36500 | 0.3011 | 1,203 | 1110 | 0.9646 | |
| 63 | Columbia College | 26400 | 46900 | 0.4371 | 5,207 | 1145 | 0.4714 | |
| 64 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4737 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 65 | Kennesaw State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 42,760 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 65 | William Woods University | 26600 | 58400 | 0.5442 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 67 | Wingate University | 26800 | 65000 | 0.5871 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 68 | University of Arizona | 27200 | 38100 | 0.2862 | 44,848 | 1233 | 0.8614 | |
| 68 | Valley City State University | 27200 | 29300 | 0.0733 | 1,651 | 1055 | 0.9907 | |
| 70 | Chestnut Hill College | 27900 | 60100 | 0.5356 | 868 | 995 | 0.7446 | |
| 71 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28100 | 41800 | 0.3274 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 72 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 28300 | 48800 | 0.4197 | 1,793 | 1174 | 0.5589 | |
| 73 | New England College | 28500 | 65800 | 0.5669 | 1,032 | 930 | 0.9213 | |
| 73 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 73 | Wayland Baptist University | 28500 | 37300 | 0.2361 | 2,087 | 1010 | 0.5596 | |
| 76 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 77 | Hilbert College | 29700 | 57100 | 0.48 | 931 | 1080 | 0.972 | |
| 78 | Mercy University | 30000 | 44500 | 0.326 | 6,774 | 1135 | 0.8584 | |
| 79 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 30300 | 35400 | 0.1454 | 981 | 1140 | 0.7493 | |
| 80 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31000 | 68600 | 0.5481 | 2,141 | 1153 | 0.8888 | |
| 81 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.332 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 82 | Columbia International University | 31600 | 44800 | 0.2936 | 965 | 1079 | 0.9447 | |
| 83 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4116 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 84 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31900 | 50000 | 0.3626 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 85 | Grand View University | 32400 | 58100 | 0.4416 | 1,500 | 1020 | 0.9909 | |
| 86 | University of Scranton | 32500 | 78700 | 0.5874 | 3,613 | 1250 | 0.8123 | |
| 87 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 33000 | 37200 | 0.1129 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 88 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 89 | California Baptist University | 33500 | 65600 | 0.4893 | 8,417 | 1070 | 0.8488 | |
| 89 | Nova Southeastern University | 33500 | 56100 | 0.4028 | 7,311 | 1165 | 0.7321 | |
| 89 | University of Bridgeport | 33500 | 60500 | 0.4464 | 1,570 | 1000 | 0.8302 | |
| 92 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 55300 | 0.3925 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 92 | Ottawa University-Surprise | 33600 | 67500 | 0.5026 | 837 | 995 | 0.7815 | |
| 94 | Emmanuel College | 33700 | 71400 | 0.528 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 94 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5881 | 11,677 | 1430 | 0.4709 | |
| 96 | Franklin Pierce University | 33800 | 68300 | 0.5048 | 997 | 1174 | 0.9347 | |
| 97 | Fisher College | 33900 | 65300 | 0.4807 | 1,536 | 961 | 0.7068 | |
| 98 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 99 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 34100 | 41600 | 0.1803 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 100 | Texas Southern University | 34200 | 42500 | 0.1954 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 101 | Southeastern University | 34300 | 60500 | 0.4328 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 102 | Southern New Hampshire University | 34400 | 44300 | 0.2233 | 164,423 | 965 | 0.9951 | |
| 103 | Washburn University | 34600 | 38400 | 0.0989 | 5,331 | 1095 | 0.9551 | |
| 104 | Meredith College | 34700 | 64200 | 0.4596 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 104 | University of Oregon | 34700 | 40200 | 0.1383 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 106 | University of Northern Colorado | 36100 | 39100 | 0.0768 | 6,480 | 1085 | 0.8585 | |
| 107 | Lesley University | 36500 | 54700 | 0.3329 | 1,229 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 108 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 37100 | 37600 | 0.0133 | 2,953 | 975 | 0.8445 | |
| 109 | Bluefield University | 37200 | 43200 | 0.1389 | 627 | 995 | 0.5931 | |
| 109 | Goldey-Beacom College | 37200 | 40200 | 0.0746 | 697 | 0 | 0.8451 | |
| 109 | Hardin-Simmons University | 37200 | 49700 | 0.2514 | 1,291 | 1110 | 0.9 | |
| 112 | Queens University of Charlotte | 37900 | 68200 | 0.444 | 1,225 | 1208 | 0.6208 | |
| 113 | Loyola University Chicago | 39100 | 74100 | 0.4722 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 113 | Touro University | 39100 | 42000 | 0.069 | 4,872 | 1322 | 0.6083 | |
| 115 | Ohio Christian University | 41000 | 43100 | 0.0499 | 1,288 | 890 | 0.3797 | |
| 116 | Montreat College | 41900 | 58100 | 0.278 | 781 | 1164 | 0.692 | |
| 117 | Anderson University | 42300 | 53600 | 0.2108 | 3,683 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 117 | University of Mount Olive | 42300 | 50400 | 0.1617 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 119 | Central Christian College of Kansas | 43000 | 45200 | 0.0476 | 454 | 1020 | 0.5271 | |
| 120 | Spelman College | 44200 | 49200 | 0.1026 | 3,417 | 1218 | 0.2487 | |
| 121 | Lees-McRae College | 44600 | 58700 | 0.241 | 873 | 1140 | 0.7678 | |
| 122 | Mercer University | 45200 | 65400 | 0.3085 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 123 | Beacon College | 48500 | 81800 | 0.407 | 531 | 0 | 0.4347 | |
| 124 | Elon University | 56800 | 68900 | 0.1757 | 6,452 | 1215 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.