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Considering a degree in Human Services?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Human Services majors who live in Virginia.
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 Virginia.
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 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 5700 | 53000 | 0.8921 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 8800 | 36700 | 0.761 | 11,554 | 1100 | 0.5516 | |
| 3 | Northwest Indian College | 10600 | 15500 | 0.3167 | 696 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Grace Christian University | 12600 | 30700 | 0.5898 | 891 | 995 | 0.9931 | |
| 5 | Northern Illinois University | 14300 | 29300 | 0.5119 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 6 | Urshan College | 14700 | 20700 | 0.2897 | 514 | 1040 | 0.8387 | |
| 7 | Northeastern University | 15100 | 89900 | 0.8324 | 22,695 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 8 | Lindsey Wilson College | 15300 | 47600 | 0.6779 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 9 | Waynesburg University | 16600 | 45000 | 0.6307 | 1,088 | 1099 | 0.9169 | |
| 10 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 11 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17200 | 27400 | 0.3721 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 12 | California State University-Fullerton | 17400 | 20600 | 0.1548 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 13 | University of Mary | 17700 | 32600 | 0.4582 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 14 | Quincy University | 18500 | 62900 | 0.7063 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 15 | East Tennessee State University | 18800 | 26300 | 0.2854 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 16 | Texas Southern University | 19000 | 42400 | 0.5514 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 17 | Gallaudet University | 19100 | 44200 | 0.5673 | 919 | 875 | 0.6094 | |
| 18 | Arkansas Baptist College | 19200 | 24400 | 0.2131 | 373 | 0 | 0.5774 | |
| 19 | Lincoln University | 19300 | 36300 | 0.4689 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 19 | University of Northern Colorado | 19300 | 30500 | 0.3672 | 6,480 | 1085 | 0.9363 | |
| 21 | Simpson College | 19500 | 59400 | 0.6719 | 1,140 | 1430 | 0.8888 | |
| 22 | Gordon State College | 19900 | 24900 | 0.2007 | 3,129 | 950 | 0.8678 | |
| 23 | Carson-Newman University | 20000 | 51700 | 0.613 | 1,606 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 24 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20100 | 24500 | 0.1792 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 24 | York College of Pennsylvania | 20100 | 41400 | 0.5147 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 26 | Southwestern Christian University | 20600 | 26600 | 0.2254 | 351 | 930 | 0.8034 | |
| 27 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 21000 | 57800 | 0.6362 | 1,083 | 1205 | 0.9278 | |
| 28 | University of North Georgia | 21400 | 21400 | 0 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 29 | Wayland Baptist University | 21700 | 37300 | 0.4186 | 2,087 | 925 | 0.5596 | |
| 30 | Anna Maria College | 21900 | 54200 | 0.5964 | 995 | 985 | 0.896 | |
| 31 | Canisius University | 22000 | 53200 | 0.5861 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 32 | Grand View University | 22100 | 52500 | 0.5796 | 1,483 | 1035 | 0.9843 | |
| 33 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 22200 | 54400 | 0.592 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 33 | University of the Cumberlands | 22200 | 26400 | 0.1568 | 6,091 | 1110 | 0.7139 | |
| 33 | Upper Iowa University | 22200 | 41700 | 0.4671 | 2,504 | 1045 | 0.9338 | |
| 36 | Saint Norbert College | 22500 | 62300 | 0.6389 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 37 | Buena Vista University | 22700 | 59100 | 0.6166 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 38 | Murray State University | 23200 | 27600 | 0.1591 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 39 | Bethel University | 23300 | 49200 | 0.526 | 1,107 | 1029 | 0.9868 | |
| 40 | Saint Leo University | 23400 | 50000 | 0.5318 | 7,603 | 1085 | 0.721 | |
| 41 | William Woods University | 23800 | 60700 | 0.608 | 1,097 | 1140 | 0.7449 | |
| 42 | Malone University | 23900 | 55800 | 0.5717 | 992 | 1075 | 0.7586 | |
| 43 | Fontbonne University | 24000 | 50200 | 0.5221 | 650 | 1090 | 0.9503 | |
| 44 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 24200 | 42000 | 0.4236 | 560 | 915 | 0.5728 | |
| 44 | Meredith College | 24200 | 77200 | 0.6862 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 46 | East Central University | 24400 | 33300 | 0.2675 | 2,644 | 1055 | 0.5815 | |
| 46 | Judson University | 24400 | 49100 | 0.5035 | 793 | 1049 | 0.624 | |
| 46 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24400 | 55200 | 0.5581 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 49 | Elmira College | 24700 | 50000 | 0.5063 | 745 | 1250 | 0.7696 | |
| 49 | Midland University | 24700 | 63000 | 0.6075 | 1,333 | 1079 | 0.6692 | |
| 51 | Dominican University | 25000 | 55500 | 0.5494 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 52 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25100 | 25600 | 0.0196 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 53 | Bellevue University | 25200 | 25700 | 0.0194 | 11,096 | 0 | 0.995 | |
| 54 | Westminster College | 25300 | 53800 | 0.5302 | 593 | 1160 | 0.7758 | |
| 55 | University of North Texas | 25400 | 25400 | 0 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 56 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 25500 | 37400 | 0.3186 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 57 | Shorter University | 25700 | 36500 | 0.2956 | 1,322 | 1090 | 0.9693 | |
| 58 | Bethel University | 25900 | 35300 | 0.2667 | 2,719 | 1171 | 0.9717 | |
| 58 | Doane University | 25900 | 62800 | 0.5877 | 1,323 | 1125 | 0.9801 | |
| 58 | Geneva College | 25900 | 48900 | 0.4694 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 58 | Kennesaw State University | 25900 | 25900 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 62 | Warren Wilson College | 26200 | 57000 | 0.5403 | 742 | 1289 | 0.7771 | |
| 63 | Fitchburg State University | 26300 | 31300 | 0.1598 | 3,027 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
| 63 | North Central University | 26300 | 43800 | 0.3994 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 63 | Valley City State University | 26300 | 28200 | 0.0668 | 1,651 | 1055 | 0.9907 | |
| 66 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 26500 | 51100 | 0.4817 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 66 | University of Arizona | 26500 | 35200 | 0.247 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 66 | University of Delaware | 26500 | 32500 | 0.1847 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 69 | Earlham College | 26600 | 75800 | 0.6491 | 696 | 1233 | 0.7311 | |
| 70 | Columbia College | 26900 | 41300 | 0.349 | 876 | 1025 | 0.8878 | |
| 71 | Wingate University | 27100 | 65000 | 0.583 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 72 | Troy University | 27400 | 32600 | 0.1594 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 73 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 73 | Southern Wesleyan University | 27600 | 43500 | 0.3656 | 887 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 75 | Touro University | 27800 | 60200 | 0.5381 | 5,098 | 1366 | 0.6196 | |
| 76 | McPherson College | 27900 | 47600 | 0.4142 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 76 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | 27900 | 54800 | 0.4907 | 936 | 980 | 0.8003 | |
| 78 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28300 | 41800 | 0.3223 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 79 | Chestnut Hill College | 28700 | 74900 | 0.6169 | 972 | 995 | 0.7913 | |
| 79 | Mercy University | 28700 | 44500 | 0.3552 | 6,775 | 1074 | 0.8584 | |
| 81 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 28800 | 33700 | 0.1452 | 981 | 1140 | 0.7493 | |
| 82 | Rivier University | 29300 | 57700 | 0.4921 | 1,335 | 1060 | 0.8176 | |
| 83 | Hilbert College | 29800 | 54600 | 0.4546 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 83 | New England College | 29800 | 64600 | 0.539 | 1,032 | 930 | 0.9213 | |
| 83 | William Penn University | 29800 | 47200 | 0.3681 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 86 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29900 | 34000 | 0.1205 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 87 | Towson University | 30000 | 30000 | 0 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 88 | Lander University | 30200 | 37000 | 0.1839 | 3,669 | 1060 | 0.6792 | |
| 89 | Fisher College | 30400 | 60900 | 0.5002 | 1,384 | 961 | 0.7075 | |
| 89 | Le Moyne College | 30400 | 53700 | 0.434 | 2,563 | 1240 | 0.7529 | |
| 89 | Syracuse University | 30400 | 83100 | 0.6342 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 92 | Franklin Pierce University | 30500 | 68300 | 0.5534 | 1,058 | 1095 | 0.9083 | |
| 93 | Columbia International University | 31900 | 44800 | 0.2877 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 93 | Missouri Baptist University | 31900 | 53800 | 0.4067 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 95 | Bluefield University | 32000 | 43200 | 0.2604 | 694 | 995 | 0.6272 | |
| 95 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32000 | 41600 | 0.231 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 97 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 32200 | 50000 | 0.3573 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 98 | University of Bridgeport | 32300 | 60500 | 0.4663 | 1,479 | 1065 | 0.6431 | |
| 99 | Emmanuel College | 32400 | 68300 | 0.5259 | 1,909 | 1255 | 0.7565 | |
| 99 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32400 | 47600 | 0.3192 | 159,653 | 965 | 0.9612 | |
| 99 | University of Scranton | 32400 | 76300 | 0.5751 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 102 | Southeastern University | 32600 | 60500 | 0.4609 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 103 | Liberty University | 32700 | 43100 | 0.24 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 103 | Spring Arbor University | 32700 | 51100 | 0.3596 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 105 | Anderson University | 33600 | 52400 | 0.3588 | 3,405 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 106 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 54600 | 0.383 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 106 | Hardin-Simmons University | 33700 | 49700 | 0.322 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 106 | Stephen F Austin State University | 33700 | 42800 | 0.2126 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 109 | Beacon College | 33800 | 75800 | 0.5537 | 531 | 0 | 0.1677 | |
| 109 | George Washington University | 33800 | 81800 | 0.587 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 111 | LeTourneau University | 34200 | 54600 | 0.3736 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 112 | Nova Southeastern University | 34300 | 56300 | 0.3905 | 7,307 | 1165 | 0.7324 | |
| 113 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0634 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 114 | University of Mount Olive | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 1,937 | 945 | 0.7775 | |
| 115 | California Baptist University | 35400 | 65200 | 0.457 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 115 | Goldey-Beacom College | 35400 | 38100 | 0.0718 | 702 | 0 | 0.7653 | |
| 117 | Seton Hill University | 35800 | 63800 | 0.4386 | 1,597 | 1150 | 0.7579 | |
| 118 | Mount Saint Mary College | 36100 | 68400 | 0.4723 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 119 | Ottawa University-Surprise | 36300 | 56500 | 0.3577 | 768 | 980 | 0.3988 | |
| 120 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 36400 | 45500 | 0.2001 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 121 | Mercer University | 36600 | 60500 | 0.3951 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 122 | Lesley University | 37700 | 54600 | 0.3093 | 1,342 | 1140 | 0.9442 | |
| 123 | Queens University of Charlotte | 37800 | 68200 | 0.4455 | 1,225 | 1235 | 0.5651 | |
| 124 | Loyola University Chicago | 39100 | 73500 | 0.4679 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 124 | Montreat College | 39100 | 55000 | 0.2889 | 759 | 1055 | 0.6555 | |
| 126 | Ohio Christian University | 40400 | 42300 | 0.0445 | 1,340 | 890 | 0.399 | |
| 127 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 52400 | 0.1926 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 128 | George Mason University | 42400 | 49200 | 0.1383 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 129 | Central Christian College of Kansas | 43300 | 45200 | 0.0417 | 437 | 1020 | 0.957 | |
| 130 | City University of Seattle | 44200 | 45400 | 0.0264 | 1,180 | 0 | 0.9025 | |
| 131 | Lees-McRae College | 44800 | 58700 | 0.2365 | 873 | 1140 | 0.7685 | |
| 132 | Western Washington University | 44900 | 50900 | 0.1178 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 133 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 47500 | 52300 | 0.0917 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 134 | Spelman College | 47700 | 49600 | 0.038 | 2,712 | 1218 | 0.2487 | |
| 135 | University of Oregon | 59500 | 68900 | 0.1362 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 136 | Elon University | 66100 | 67300 | 0.0178 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.