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 California.
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 California.
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 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Lamar University | 8700 | 22900 | 0.6193 | 8,387 | 1050 | 0.8353 | |
| 5 | Indiana State University | 9400 | 32400 | 0.7102 | 6,352 | 1020 | 0.9157 | |
| 6 | Kentucky State University | 9500 | 27400 | 0.6532 | 1,793 | 865 | 0.9608 | |
| 7 | Berea College | 9700 | 69400 | 0.8603 | 1,529 | 1235 | 0.1567 | |
| 8 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38700 | 0.7376 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 9 | University of Nevada-Reno | 10300 | 32500 | 0.6833 | 20,204 | 1134 | 0.8313 | |
| 10 | Southern Utah University | 10600 | 51400 | 0.7937 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 11 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10700 | 28000 | 0.6172 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.9683 | |
| 12 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11000 | 87500 | 0.8741 | 14,249 | 1119 | 0.7761 | |
| 13 | University of California-San Diego | 11200 | 41600 | 0.7315 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 14 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12600 | 62800 | 0.7992 | 13,039 | 1010 | 0.894 | |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech University | 12900 | 42900 | 0.6992 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 16 | University of Idaho | 13000 | 27800 | 0.5344 | 9,656 | 1119 | 0.7476 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7781 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 18 | California State University-San Bernardino | 13800 | 32700 | 0.578 | 15,948 | 990 | 0.943 | |
| 19 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 13900 | 38200 | 0.6353 | 7,501 | 1075 | 0.9467 | |
| 20 | University of Arizona | 14100 | 32100 | 0.5606 | 43,294 | 1233 | 0.8351 | |
| 21 | California State University-San Marcos | 14300 | 38300 | 0.6265 | 15,770 | 1040 | 0.9513 | |
| 21 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 14300 | 26600 | 0.4624 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 23 | Sonoma State University | 14500 | 26900 | 0.4601 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 24 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 14700 | 33900 | 0.5662 | 7,402 | 1060 | 0.9684 | |
| 25 | Greensboro College | 15400 | 38300 | 0.5974 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 26 | Florida State University | 15500 | 23000 | 0.3264 | 34,271 | 1360 | 0.2383 | |
| 27 | Alcorn State University | 15700 | 22200 | 0.2922 | 2,469 | 925 | 0.3675 | |
| 28 | Texas Tech University | 16400 | 27900 | 0.4116 | 34,021 | 1200 | 0.6906 | |
| 29 | Georgia Southern University | 16500 | 20100 | 0.1787 | 25,595 | 1065 | 0.695 | |
| 30 | California State University-East Bay | 16700 | 33500 | 0.5001 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 31 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 16800 | 44000 | 0.6178 | 586 | 1132 | 0.9577 | |
| 32 | California State University-Long Beach | 17000 | 25800 | 0.3413 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 32 | Connecticut College | 17000 | 93000 | 0.8169 | 1,953 | 1421 | 0.3923 | |
| 32 | Utah State University | 17000 | 34000 | 0.5001 | 26,629 | 1176 | 0.9212 | |
| 35 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 17200 | 44100 | 0.6103 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 36 | State University of New York at Oswego | 17500 | 27700 | 0.3681 | 5,293 | 1180 | 0.7989 | |
| 36 | University of Arkansas | 17500 | 28400 | 0.3831 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 38 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18000 | 48900 | 0.6315 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 38 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18000 | 31100 | 0.4217 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 40 | Texas State University | 18200 | 26100 | 0.3026 | 39,353 | 1100 | 0.9118 | |
| 41 | Stephens College | 18600 | 70100 | 0.7345 | 392 | 1045 | 0.7709 | |
| 41 | Texas Woman's University | 18600 | 28100 | 0.3385 | 9,962 | 1035 | 0.9658 | |
| 43 | Columbia College | 18700 | 60700 | 0.6914 | 1,566 | 950 | 0.966 | |
| 44 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18800 | 54000 | 0.6515 | 3,991 | 1030 | 0.9654 | |
| 45 | Stockton University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.562 | 7,583 | 1135 | 0.901 | |
| 45 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 20200 | 38500 | 0.4738 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 47 | South Dakota State University | 20300 | 25200 | 0.1941 | 10,883 | 1120 | 0.9618 | |
| 47 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20300 | 39200 | 0.4824 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 49 | University of Wyoming | 20400 | 27900 | 0.2682 | 8,138 | 1179 | 0.9695 | |
| 50 | Syracuse University | 20500 | 83600 | 0.7548 | 16,149 | 1363 | 0.4879 | |
| 51 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1327 | 0.4343 | |
| 51 | Southern Virginia University | 20700 | 53200 | 0.6114 | 936 | 1094 | 0.9659 | |
| 53 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 21300 | 57200 | 0.628 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 54 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 21500 | 47900 | 0.5507 | 2,280 | 1189 | 0.9675 | |
| 55 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 22000 | 34200 | 0.357 | 15,273 | 1124 | 0.8089 | |
| 56 | Rockford University | 22200 | 80500 | 0.7241 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 57 | Seattle Pacific University | 22400 | 98900 | 0.7738 | 1,657 | 1180 | 0.9301 | |
| 58 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1209 | 0.8689 | |
| 59 | University of Houston | 23000 | 28400 | 0.1904 | 40,366 | 1249 | 0.7577 | |
| 60 | University of North Texas | 23800 | 37400 | 0.3634 | 34,414 | 1114 | 0.7089 | |
| 61 | SUNY Oneonta | 24300 | 55300 | 0.5611 | 4,815 | 1234 | 0.7696 | |
| 62 | Temple University | 24500 | 36100 | 0.3216 | 21,031 | 1135 | 0.8622 | |
| 63 | Abilene Christian University | 25100 | 55000 | 0.544 | 5,101 | 1189 | 0.6615 | |
| 64 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 25400 | 44800 | 0.4327 | 3,604 | 1209 | 0.9761 | |
| 65 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 25800 | 49600 | 0.4795 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 66 | Houston Christian University | 26200 | 60500 | 0.5672 | 3,277 | 1090 | 0.8645 | |
| 66 | Northern Illinois University | 26200 | 32100 | 0.184 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 68 | University of Mount Union | 27100 | 56300 | 0.5194 | 2,207 | 1089 | 0.782 | |
| 69 | Kent State University at Kent | 27600 | 37500 | 0.2639 | 21,144 | 1105 | 0.7603 | |
| 69 | North Dakota State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.092 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 71 | University of Utah | 28600 | 32000 | 0.1061 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 72 | Iowa State University | 28800 | 45200 | 0.3626 | 26,346 | 1207 | 0.8793 | |
| 72 | Oregon State University | 28800 | 36700 | 0.216 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 74 | University of Connecticut | 29300 | 56600 | 0.4826 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 75 | Mississippi State University | 30000 | 34400 | 0.1276 | 19,093 | 1214 | 0.8363 | |
| 76 | University of Maine | 30500 | 43100 | 0.2925 | 9,182 | 1205 | 0.9562 | |
| 77 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30800 | 45000 | 0.3147 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 78 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31300 | 47100 | 0.3372 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 79 | University of Vermont | 31700 | 71700 | 0.5582 | 12,159 | 1379 | 0.7304 | |
| 80 | Baylor University | 32000 | 70400 | 0.5457 | 14,183 | 1321 | 0.5222 | |
| 81 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32300 | 54400 | 0.4062 | 35,248 | 1273 | 0.6939 | |
| 82 | Anderson University | 32400 | 54700 | 0.4079 | 3,724 | 1209 | 0.5491 | |
| 82 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 32400 | 38400 | 0.1562 | 23,003 | 1159 | 0.7367 | |
| 84 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2727 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 85 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32600 | 35000 | 0.0684 | 6,227 | 1159 | 0.9171 | |
| 86 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32800 | 44700 | 0.2661 | 3,219 | 1226 | 0.5836 | |
| 87 | Bridgewater College | 33100 | 42500 | 0.2213 | 1,412 | 1174 | 0.903 | |
| 88 | Samford University | 34400 | 93800 | 0.6333 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 89 | Westminster College | 34900 | 59000 | 0.4087 | 1,110 | 1149 | 0.9167 | |
| 90 | University of Rhode Island | 35500 | 58400 | 0.3921 | 14,466 | 1148 | 0.7456 | |
| 91 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | 36900 | 39700 | 0.0706 | 4,789 | 1115 | 0.6671 | |
| 91 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66700 | 0.4469 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 93 | Washington State University | 37700 | 53600 | 0.2967 | 21,400 | 1125 | 0.861 | |
| 94 | Southern Nazarene University | 37900 | 48400 | 0.2167 | 1,473 | 0 | 1 | |
| 95 | Hope International University | 38200 | 58600 | 0.3481 | 649 | 1027 | 0.6253 | |
| 96 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 38300 | 54400 | 0.296 | 32,041 | 1302 | 0.4358 | |
| 97 | Oakwood University | 38400 | 43300 | 0.1131 | 1,184 | 1005 | 0.4563 | |
| 98 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38800 | 38800 | 0 | 14,865 | 1210 | 0.9113 | |
| 99 | Bradley University | 39100 | 60600 | 0.3547 | 3,258 | 1223 | 0.7459 | |
| 100 | Lesley University | 42600 | 57500 | 0.2592 | 1,230 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 101 | Merrimack College | 43400 | 78800 | 0.4492 | 4,123 | 1115 | 0.6927 | |
| 102 | Montclair State University | 43600 | 47000 | 0.0724 | 19,048 | 1058 | 0.894 | |
| 103 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0918 | 16,555 | 1164 | 0.875 | |
| 104 | Illinois State University | 45700 | 49100 | 0.0692 | 19,513 | 1120 | 0.8555 | |
| 105 | University of Georgia | 47400 | 52300 | 0.0937 | 32,824 | 1382 | 0.3425 | |
| 106 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 48900 | 64700 | 0.2443 | 46,627 | 1378 | 0.492 | |
| 107 | Binghamton University | 50400 | 52800 | 0.0453 | 14,559 | 1415 | 0.3731 | |
| 108 | Howard University | 54800 | 88500 | 0.381 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 109 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54900 | 68800 | 0.2022 | 38,572 | 1406 | 0.3659 | |
| 110 | George Mason University | 56400 | 61400 | 0.0815 | 28,862 | 1268 | 0.8647 | |
| 111 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58500 | 63700 | 0.0817 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 111 | The University of Alabama | 58500 | 58500 | 0 | 35,621 | 1284 | 0.7117 | |
| 113 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 60400 | 63700 | 0.0518 | 1,078 | 1193 | 0.9646 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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