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 Maryland.
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 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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 3 | Southern Utah University | 10100 | 22200 | 0.5461 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 4 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38100 | 0.7328 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 5 | Indiana State University | 11100 | 25900 | 0.5723 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 6 | University of California-San Diego | 11300 | 39700 | 0.7152 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2671 | |
| 7 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11600 | 22900 | 0.4943 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 8 | University of Houston | 12000 | 22000 | 0.4537 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 29200 | 0.5745 | 38,040 | 1418 | 0.452 | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12600 | 26500 | 0.5239 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 11 | University of Georgia | 13500 | 26600 | 0.4925 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois University | 14000 | 30400 | 0.54 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 12 | Texas Woman's University | 14000 | 23200 | 0.3959 | 10,039 | 1035 | 0.9612 | |
| 14 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14300 | 29600 | 0.5176 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 15 | Sonoma State University | 14400 | 26700 | 0.4607 | 5,272 | 1050 | 0.9343 | |
| 16 | California State University-San Marcos | 14500 | 24700 | 0.4137 | 14,977 | 1040 | 0.951 | |
| 17 | Kentucky State University | 14900 | 28900 | 0.4841 | 1,793 | 865 | 0.9608 | |
| 18 | California State University-East Bay | 15400 | 30100 | 0.4891 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 19 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15500 | 28700 | 0.46 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 20 | University of North Texas | 15600 | 26100 | 0.403 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 21 | Alcorn State University | 15900 | 25900 | 0.3861 | 2,532 | 925 | 0.4533 | |
| 21 | California State University-Long Beach | 15900 | 25800 | 0.3838 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 21 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15900 | 38400 | 0.5856 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 24 | Southern University at New Orleans | 16300 | 31000 | 0.4735 | 2,179 | 950 | 0.789 | |
| 25 | Connecticut College | 16700 | 95300 | 0.8244 | 1,990 | 1421 | 0.3704 | |
| 26 | Morgan State University | 16800 | 28500 | 0.4104 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 27 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 16900 | 43500 | 0.611 | 581 | 1132 | 0.9821 | |
| 28 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 29 | Greensboro College | 17300 | 37800 | 0.5422 | 899 | 1005 | 0.7014 | |
| 30 | Houston Christian University | 17600 | 56800 | 0.6901 | 2,899 | 1090 | 0.8444 | |
| 31 | Benedict College | 18100 | 33000 | 0.4511 | 1,628 | 915 | 0.957 | |
| 31 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18100 | 27700 | 0.3465 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18100 | 28600 | 0.3669 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 34 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 35 | Towson University | 18400 | 29900 | 0.3843 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 36 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 18700 | 31000 | 0.3972 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 37 | Stephens College | 18800 | 49900 | 0.6235 | 392 | 1045 | 0.7722 | |
| 38 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19000 | 28200 | 0.326 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 39 | Columbia College | 19400 | 35800 | 0.4581 | 1,391 | 950 | 0.9393 | |
| 39 | University of Arizona | 19400 | 30900 | 0.3728 | 44,848 | 1233 | 0.8614 | |
| 39 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 19400 | 36900 | 0.4748 | 24,449 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 42 | Gallaudet University | 19500 | 44600 | 0.5627 | 875 | 895 | 0.5806 | |
| 43 | Georgia Southern University | 19900 | 20100 | 0.0099 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 44 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45200 | 0.5537 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 45 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2262 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 46 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20600 | 23200 | 0.1121 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 47 | University of Wyoming | 20700 | 27900 | 0.2594 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 48 | Southern Virginia University | 20800 | 46700 | 0.5545 | 936 | 1094 | 0.9642 | |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech University | 21100 | 25300 | 0.1661 | 10,881 | 1189 | 0.864 | |
| 49 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 21100 | 48900 | 0.5681 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 51 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21900 | 25400 | 0.1396 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 52 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 22300 | 43200 | 0.4839 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 53 | Florida State University | 22500 | 22900 | 0.0174 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 53 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22500 | 35300 | 0.3631 | 52,187 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | Bradley University | 24000 | 50800 | 0.5275 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 56 | Abilene Christian University | 24300 | 59000 | 0.5877 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 57 | Temple University | 24600 | 36100 | 0.3188 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 58 | Seattle Pacific University | 25400 | 70000 | 0.6371 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 59 | Texas State University | 25500 | 25500 | 0 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 60 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 25600 | 37500 | 0.3177 | 1,236 | 1193 | 0.9811 | |
| 60 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1097 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 60 | University of Arkansas | 25600 | 27700 | 0.0776 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.743 | |
| 63 | Rockford University | 25800 | 59600 | 0.5673 | 983 | 975 | 0.9291 | |
| 64 | Westminster College | 26000 | 57600 | 0.5486 | 1,137 | 1149 | 0.9256 | |
| 65 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26200 | 36800 | 0.2882 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 66 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26400 | 41500 | 0.3636 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 67 | University of Mount Union | 26500 | 50900 | 0.4799 | 2,207 | 1089 | 0.782 | |
| 68 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | 26600 | 48100 | 0.4473 | 2,371 | 1189 | 0.9806 | |
| 69 | Kansas State University | 26800 | 30400 | 0.1214 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 70 | California State University-San Bernardino | 27000 | 39100 | 0.3093 | 15,365 | 990 | 0.9374 | |
| 70 | University of Idaho | 27000 | 45200 | 0.4023 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 72 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 73 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.084 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 73 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6653 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 75 | Mississippi State University | 28200 | 32300 | 0.1283 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 76 | Concordia University-Saint Paul | 28400 | 46000 | 0.3828 | 3,424 | 1209 | 0.7887 | |
| 77 | Iowa State University | 28700 | 43300 | 0.3368 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 78 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0984 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 79 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29100 | 34000 | 0.144 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 80 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 39500 | 0.2608 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 81 | Rivier University | 29600 | 65700 | 0.5494 | 1,252 | 1120 | 0.8259 | |
| 82 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 83 | Lamar University | 30800 | 38300 | 0.1959 | 8,184 | 1050 | 0.8641 | |
| 84 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 56600 | 0.4522 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 85 | Oklahoma Christian University | 31100 | 45000 | 0.3092 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 86 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31500 | 47100 | 0.332 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 87 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 88 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 32000 | 40900 | 0.2176 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 89 | Samford University | 32400 | 64600 | 0.4986 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 90 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32500 | 35100 | 0.0742 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 91 | University of Rhode Island | 32600 | 46400 | 0.2972 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 92 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 32800 | 44700 | 0.2661 | 3,219 | 1226 | 0.5836 | |
| 93 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 94 | University of Central Missouri | 33700 | 35800 | 0.06 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 95 | Hope International University | 34100 | 60500 | 0.4366 | 564 | 1027 | 0.3298 | |
| 96 | Lesley University | 36500 | 54700 | 0.3329 | 1,229 | 1115 | 0.9687 | |
| 97 | Southern Nazarene University | 38200 | 48400 | 0.2117 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38200 | 38700 | 0.0129 | 14,416 | 1210 | 0.8851 | |
| 99 | Oakwood University | 38600 | 43300 | 0.1074 | 1,177 | 1005 | 0.4522 | |
| 100 | University of Maine | 39700 | 45200 | 0.1218 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 101 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 40100 | 53600 | 0.252 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 102 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 40200 | 50000 | 0.1962 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 102 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 40200 | 42500 | 0.0542 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 104 | Washington State University | 40700 | 56300 | 0.2777 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 105 | SUNY Oneonta | 41700 | 41700 | 0 | 4,681 | 1234 | 0.696 | |
| 106 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46600 | 0.0987 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 107 | Anderson University | 42300 | 53600 | 0.2108 | 3,683 | 1209 | 0.5471 | |
| 108 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42800 | 56200 | 0.2385 | 11,355 | 1222 | 0.8816 | |
| 109 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4474 | 4,102 | 1115 | 0.7002 | |
| 110 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2746 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 111 | Illinois State University | 45900 | 49100 | 0.0642 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 112 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48600 | 51200 | 0.0517 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 113 | Binghamton University | 50700 | 52800 | 0.0407 | 14,669 | 1415 | 0.3861 | |
| 114 | George Mason University | 53700 | 61000 | 0.1197 | 28,334 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 115 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 116 | Howard University | 60000 | 66500 | 0.0978 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 117 | Berea College | 69000 | 69000 | 0 | 1,527 | 1235 | 0.1934 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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