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Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in Arizona.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Geography degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Arizona.
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 | United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,114 | 1335 | 0.1409 | |
| 1 | United States Military Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,507 | 1335 | 0.1161 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Mount Holyoke College | 9500 | 89900 | 0.8946 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 10900 | 95800 | 0.8859 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 6 | California State University-Fresno | 11500 | 19600 | 0.417 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 6 | Fayetteville State University | 11500 | 20300 | 0.4329 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 8 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11600 | 27800 | 0.582 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 9 | California State University-Sacramento | 11700 | 31300 | 0.6265 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 10 | California State University-Stanislaus | 12000 | 28500 | 0.5788 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 10 | Marshall University | 12000 | 36600 | 0.6718 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 12100 | 20500 | 0.4086 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 13 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | 12500 | 13200 | 0.0532 | 54,226 | 940 | 0.6669 | |
| 13 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12500 | 24900 | 0.4972 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 15 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 16 | Vassar College | 12700 | 92400 | 0.8628 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 17 | University of North Alabama | 13100 | 28200 | 0.5358 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 13200 | 24700 | 0.4659 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 19 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 13500 | 43000 | 0.686 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 63200 | 0.7838 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 21 | Middlebury College | 14200 | 89900 | 0.8421 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 22 | Arkansas Tech University | 14500 | 27400 | 0.4711 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 22 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 30400 | 0.5222 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 24 | California State University-San Marcos | 14800 | 24700 | 0.4016 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 25 | Pittsburg State University | 15200 | 23900 | 0.3634 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 25 | Wayne State College | 15200 | 20300 | 0.2512 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | California State University-Chico | 15400 | 23500 | 0.3443 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 28 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 29 | Western Michigan University | 15700 | 32500 | 0.5175 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 30 | Fitchburg State University | 15800 | 33700 | 0.5313 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 30 | Sam Houston State University | 15800 | 30300 | 0.4782 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 32 | Jacksonville State University | 16100 | 27000 | 0.4044 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 32 | Worcester State University | 16100 | 31700 | 0.4915 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 34 | Portland State University | 16300 | 26100 | 0.3757 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 35 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 16500 | 25400 | 0.3509 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 35 | University of Southern Maine | 16500 | 23000 | 0.2823 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan University | 16600 | 36100 | 0.5404 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 38 | West Virginia University | 16800 | 40900 | 0.589 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 39 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 40 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17400 | 29900 | 0.4173 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 41 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 41 | Rhode Island College | 17600 | 27400 | 0.3581 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 43 | University at Albany | 17700 | 30800 | 0.4254 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 44 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 18000 | 21900 | 0.1783 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 45 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 18100 | 22800 | 0.2064 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 46 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 47 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 48 | Central Washington University | 18600 | 22700 | 0.1804 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 49 | Framingham State University | 19000 | 31000 | 0.3872 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 49 | The University of Montana | 19000 | 25200 | 0.2458 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 51 | University of Northern Colorado | 19200 | 30500 | 0.3705 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 52 | University of Central Oklahoma | 19400 | 22700 | 0.1454 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 53 | University of Maine at Farmington | 19500 | 33700 | 0.4218 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 54 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1786 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 55 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19800 | 38000 | 0.479 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 56 | Central Connecticut State University | 20000 | 29500 | 0.3219 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 57 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45200 | 0.5559 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 57 | Youngstown State University | 20100 | 34000 | 0.4089 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 59 | Emory & Henry University | 20200 | 52400 | 0.6146 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 60 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 29400 | 0.309 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 61 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 20400 | 32300 | 0.3682 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 62 | Eastern Illinois University | 20500 | 28100 | 0.2699 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 63 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20900 | 39200 | 0.4671 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 64 | University of Mary Washington | 21300 | 47100 | 0.5475 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech University | 21600 | 26100 | 0.1726 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 66 | Rocky Mountain College | 21800 | 52000 | 0.5805 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 67 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 68 | Aquinas College | 22400 | 53400 | 0.581 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 68 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32400 | 0.3091 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 68 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 71 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.6881 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 72 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 72 | University of Arizona | 22900 | 38100 | 0.3991 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 74 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 23000 | 61100 | 0.6235 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 75 | San Jose State University | 23100 | 41100 | 0.4381 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 76 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 23800 | 30400 | 0.2168 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 77 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 78 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24100 | 39300 | 0.3873 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 79 | Indiana State University | 24500 | 32400 | 0.2439 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 79 | Park University | 24500 | 31300 | 0.2176 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 81 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25100 | 34400 | 0.2701 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 81 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 25100 | 38300 | 0.3448 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 83 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25400 | 32800 | 0.2255 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 84 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 25800 | 34900 | 0.2611 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 85 | Salem State University | 26200 | 43200 | 0.3938 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 86 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26300 | 75500 | 0.6519 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 86 | Northern Arizona University | 26300 | 43200 | 0.3922 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 88 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 88 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 90 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26500 | 36800 | 0.28 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 90 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26800 | 0.0112 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 90 | University of Southern Mississippi | 26500 | 26500 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 93 | University of Arkansas | 26600 | 28900 | 0.0793 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 94 | University of Idaho | 26800 | 30600 | 0.1244 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 95 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 96 | California State University-Northridge | 27200 | 36500 | 0.2543 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 97 | Kansas State University | 27300 | 30400 | 0.1039 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 98 | Kennesaw State University | 27400 | 27400 | 0 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 99 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 99 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27500 | 36500 | 0.2467 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 101 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 102 | Syracuse University | 27900 | 83100 | 0.6641 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 102 | Texas State University | 27900 | 28000 | 0.0036 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 104 | California State University-San Bernardino | 28000 | 35400 | 0.2091 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 105 | Bridgewater State University | 28200 | 35500 | 0.2061 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 106 | Weber State University | 28300 | 33900 | 0.1651 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 107 | Elmhurst University | 28400 | 67000 | 0.5763 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 108 | University of North Texas | 28700 | 37400 | 0.2325 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 109 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 28900 | 34000 | 0.1501 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 110 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 39500 | 0.2608 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 111 | California State University-East Bay | 29500 | 45100 | 0.3461 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 112 | Sonoma State University | 29600 | 41200 | 0.2816 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 113 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29700 | 31600 | 0.0601 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 114 | Southern Utah University | 30100 | 40800 | 0.2624 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 115 | University of West Georgia | 30200 | 46800 | 0.3546 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 116 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 30800 | 35900 | 0.1422 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 117 | California State University-Long Beach | 30900 | 38900 | 0.2058 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 117 | Frostburg State University | 30900 | 43000 | 0.2815 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 117 | San Francisco State University | 30900 | 47700 | 0.3523 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 120 | George Mason University | 31000 | 35700 | 0.1315 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 120 | University of North Dakota | 31000 | 33700 | 0.0827 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 122 | San Diego State University | 31200 | 36100 | 0.1357 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 123 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31500 | 75700 | 0.5836 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 123 | University of Louisville | 31500 | 42000 | 0.2498 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 125 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1252 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 126 | University of Nevada-Reno | 32500 | 32500 | 0 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 127 | Samford University | 32700 | 64600 | 0.4939 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 128 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 129 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 33400 | 37200 | 0.1022 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 130 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5881 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 131 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 33800 | 47500 | 0.2886 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 132 | Salisbury University | 33900 | 41700 | 0.1868 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 133 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 134 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 135 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 34600 | 39400 | 0.1219 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 136 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 137 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35300 | 37600 | 0.0609 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 138 | Valparaiso University | 35400 | 63200 | 0.4393 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 139 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 140 | Carthage College | 35800 | 61800 | 0.4207 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 140 | Temple University | 35800 | 56400 | 0.3654 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 142 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 143 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36300 | 53100 | 0.3162 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 144 | Hofstra University | 36500 | 76900 | 0.5253 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 145 | Indiana University-Southeast | 37500 | 40800 | 0.0807 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 146 | California State University-Fullerton | 38600 | 41500 | 0.0697 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 147 | University of Denver | 39100 | 76900 | 0.4918 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 148 | SUNY Oneonta | 39500 | 41700 | 0.0527 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 149 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 150 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 39800 | 39800 | 0 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 151 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 39900 | 50000 | 0.2022 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 151 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 39900 | 42500 | 0.0612 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 153 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1168 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 154 | Appalachian State University | 40200 | 40600 | 0.0099 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 155 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 156 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 41000 | 48500 | 0.1546 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 157 | Montclair State University | 41500 | 46600 | 0.1095 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 158 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 159 | University at Buffalo | 43400 | 46700 | 0.0707 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 160 | Texas Christian University | 44200 | 87400 | 0.4945 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 161 | James Madison University | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 162 | Towson University | 45600 | 46400 | 0.0172 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 163 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.067 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 164 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46400 | 46600 | 0.0043 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 165 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2124 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 166 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48600 | 61200 | 0.2057 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 167 | University of Kentucky | 49000 | 58000 | 0.1562 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 168 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 169 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 170 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49600 | 59400 | 0.165 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 170 | University of Georgia | 49600 | 51600 | 0.0387 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 172 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 173 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 174 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 175 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59300 | 61600 | 0.0372 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.