Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Behavioral Sciences Majors

Most Affordable Colleges for Behavioral Sciences Majors in the state of New Jersey for 2027

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Considering a degree in Behavioral Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Behavioral Sciences majors who live in New Jersey.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Behavioral Sciences degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of New Jersey.
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:

  • Number of people in family: 4
  • Number of students in college: 1
  • Total income: $80,000
  • Total assets: $50,000
Behavioral Sciences
Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 United States Air Force Academy 0 0 0 4,114 1335 0.1409
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO

Sticker Price

--

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

4,114

Est. Median SAT

1,335

Acceptance Rate

14.1 %

2 Johns Hopkins University 2700 92000 0.9704 6,354 1554 0.0611
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$92,000

% Savings

97%

Undergraduates

6,354

Est. Median SAT

1,554

Acceptance Rate

6.1 %

3 Sisseton Wahpeton College 7000 13600 0.4868 207 0 1
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD

Sticker Price

$13,600

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

207

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

4 Duke University 8700 93600 0.9073 6,525 1533 0.0524
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Duke University
Durham, NC

Sticker Price

$93,600

% Savings

91%

Undergraduates

6,525

Est. Median SAT

1,533

Acceptance Rate

5.2 %

5 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 11000 29100 0.6225 40,996 1399 0.4175
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$29,100

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

40,996

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

41.8 %

6 University of Tulsa 11200 62900 0.8216 2,852 1328 0.615
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Sticker Price

$62,900

% Savings

82%

Undergraduates

2,852

Est. Median SAT

1,328

Acceptance Rate

61.5 %

7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 11600 27800 0.582 22,007 1427 0.1672
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Sticker Price

$27,800

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

22,007

Est. Median SAT

1,427

Acceptance Rate

16.7 %

8 Brown University 13900 94000 0.8521 7,951 1500 0.0634
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Brown University
Providence, RI

Sticker Price

$94,000

% Savings

85%

Undergraduates

7,951

Est. Median SAT

1,500

Acceptance Rate

6.3 %

9 University of Maine at Fort Kent 15400 33200 0.5369 1,466 1078 0.4912
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME

Sticker Price

$33,200

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

1,466

Est. Median SAT

1,078

Acceptance Rate

49.1 %

10 Dakota Wesleyan University 15900 46400 0.6579 771 1085 0.7338
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

771

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

73.4 %

11 The University of Texas at Austin 16500 28000 0.4111 44,314 1356 0.2222
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Sticker Price

$28,000

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

44,314

Est. Median SAT

1,356

Acceptance Rate

22.2 %

12 Houston Christian University 17000 56800 0.7007 3,277 1099 0.8645
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Houston Christian University
Houston, TX

Sticker Price

$56,800

% Savings

70%

Undergraduates

3,277

Est. Median SAT

1,099

Acceptance Rate

86.5 %

13 Life Pacific University 18700 47800 0.6086 460 1020 0.958
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA

Sticker Price

$47,800

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

460

Est. Median SAT

1,020

Acceptance Rate

95.8 %

14 Columbia College 19200 35800 0.4637 1,566 950 0.966
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia College
Columbia, SC

Sticker Price

$35,800

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

1,566

Est. Median SAT

950

Acceptance Rate

96.6 %

15 Franklin and Marshall College 20000 90300 0.7785 1,778 1387 0.3163
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$90,300

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

1,778

Est. Median SAT

1,387

Acceptance Rate

31.6 %

16 Rutgers University-Newark 20100 38000 0.4709 7,989 1159 0.7136
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, NJ

Sticker Price

$38,000

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

7,989

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

71.4 %

17 East Texas Baptist University 20900 47500 0.5599 1,663 1059 0.7306
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX

Sticker Price

$47,500

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

1,663

Est. Median SAT

1,059

Acceptance Rate

73.1 %

18 Concordia University-Nebraska 22500 61100 0.6317 3,007 1135 0.8572
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE

Sticker Price

$61,100

% Savings

63%

Undergraduates

3,007

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

85.7 %

19 San Jose State University 22700 41100 0.4478 29,890 1135 0.8039
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Sticker Price

$41,100

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

29,890

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

80.4 %

20 Central Washington University 22900 27900 0.1795 10,033 1060 0.9061
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

18%

Undergraduates

10,033

Est. Median SAT

1,060

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

21 The University of Tennessee Southern 23500 28100 0.1633 1,012 1075 0.8671
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

1,012

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

86.7 %

22 Walsh University 23700 46400 0.4889 1,523 1159 0.7074
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Walsh University
North Canton, OH

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

1,523

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

70.7 %

23 University of Kansas 23800 43000 0.4462 22,544 1176 0.9258
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Sticker Price

$43,000

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

22,544

Est. Median SAT

1,176

Acceptance Rate

92.6 %

24 Point Park University 25200 57000 0.5582 2,498 1144 0.984
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$57,000

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

2,498

Est. Median SAT

1,144

Acceptance Rate

98.4 %

25 Mount Aloysius College 26200 49200 0.4677 3,135 1045 0.936
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA

Sticker Price

$49,200

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

3,135

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

93.6 %

26 Northern Arizona University 26300 43200 0.392 22,203 1129 0.8961
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Sticker Price

$43,200

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

22,203

Est. Median SAT

1,129

Acceptance Rate

89.6 %

27 George Fox University 26900 69400 0.6127 3,530 1168 0.9282
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Sticker Price

$69,400

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

3,530

Est. Median SAT

1,168

Acceptance Rate

92.8 %

28 Concordia University-Irvine 28200 72300 0.6098 1,554 1172 0.6599
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA

Sticker Price

$72,300

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

1,554

Est. Median SAT

1,172

Acceptance Rate

66.0 %

29 Wayland Baptist University 28700 37300 0.2308 1,894 1045 0.5477
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX

Sticker Price

$37,300

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

1,894

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

54.8 %

30 Rowan University 29700 41300 0.2818 17,157 1204 0.7654
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Sticker Price

$41,300

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

17,157

Est. Median SAT

1,204

Acceptance Rate

76.5 %

31 University of West Georgia 29800 46800 0.3632 10,075 1035 0.7995
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

Sticker Price

$46,800

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

10,075

Est. Median SAT

1,035

Acceptance Rate

80.0 %

32 Missouri Baptist University 31500 53800 0.4142 5,253 910 0.7062
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO

Sticker Price

$53,800

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

5,253

Est. Median SAT

910

Acceptance Rate

70.6 %

33 Illinois Institute of Technology 33300 75200 0.5573 3,190 1317 0.6187
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

Sticker Price

$75,200

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

3,190

Est. Median SAT

1,317

Acceptance Rate

61.9 %

34 Elizabethtown College 33600 55300 0.3925 1,935 1214 0.8892
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Sticker Price

$55,300

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

1,935

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

88.9 %

35 Trevecca Nazarene University 34600 50900 0.3202 1,961 1099 0.7512
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

Sticker Price

$50,900

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

1,961

Est. Median SAT

1,099

Acceptance Rate

75.1 %

36 Andrews University 37200 70100 0.4694 1,384 1143 0.8185
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI

Sticker Price

$70,100

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

1,384

Est. Median SAT

1,143

Acceptance Rate

81.9 %

37 Chaminade University of Honolulu 37500 57100 0.3435 1,732 1108 0.9117
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$57,100

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

1,732

Est. Median SAT

1,108

Acceptance Rate

91.2 %

38 Saint Francis University 38000 63100 0.3978 2,567 1150 0.7682
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

Sticker Price

$63,100

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

2,567

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

76.8 %

39 Montclair State University 38400 46600 0.176 19,048 1005 0.894
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

Sticker Price

$46,600

% Savings

18%

Undergraduates

19,048

Est. Median SAT

1,005

Acceptance Rate

89.4 %

40 Kean University 39300 48300 0.1864 11,932 1040 0.7811
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kean University
Union, NJ

Sticker Price

$48,300

% Savings

19%

Undergraduates

11,932

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

78.1 %

41 California Baptist University 39700 65600 0.3948 8,707 1024 0.8139
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$65,600

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

8,707

Est. Median SAT

1,024

Acceptance Rate

81.4 %

42 Rochester Christian University 43100 45400 0.0504 1,162 970 0.9764
#42

#42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rochester Christian University
Rochester Hills, MI

Sticker Price

$45,400

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

1,162

Est. Median SAT

970

Acceptance Rate

97.6 %

43 University of Houston-Clear Lake 46300 46600 0.0064 6,029 1075 0.9173
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX

Sticker Price

$46,600

% Savings

1%

Undergraduates

6,029

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

91.7 %

44 Wagner College 46900 73400 0.3611 1,666 1240 0.88
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wagner College
Staten Island, NY

Sticker Price

$73,400

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

1,666

Est. Median SAT

1,240

Acceptance Rate

88.0 %

45 University of Iowa 52100 54400 0.0421 23,407 1203 0.799
#45

#45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Sticker Price

$54,400

% Savings

4%

Undergraduates

23,407

Est. Median SAT

1,203

Acceptance Rate

79.9 %

46 Mount St. Joseph University 53900 54300 0.0074 1,268 1105 0.9128
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH

Sticker Price

$54,300

% Savings

1%

Undergraduates

1,268

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

91.3 %

47 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis 57100 61400 0.07 344 1125 0.8984
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Sticker Price

$61,400

% Savings

7%

Undergraduates

344

Est. Median SAT

1,125

Acceptance Rate

89.8 %

48 New Jersey Institute of Technology 63700 63700 0 9,827 1329 0.6737
#48

#48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

Sticker Price

$63,700

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

9,827

Est. Median SAT

1,329

Acceptance Rate

67.4 %

49 University of California-Santa Cruz 82400 82400 0 18,194 1281 0.7273
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

Sticker Price

$82,400

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

18,194

Est. Median SAT

1,281

Acceptance Rate

72.7 %

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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