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Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in Maryland.
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 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 | 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 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5000 | 69100 | 0.9281 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | California State University-Northridge | 7800 | 65100 | 0.8803 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 5 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 8500 | 95800 | 0.9113 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 7 | Rhode Island College | 8800 | 62600 | 0.8593 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 8 | California State University-East Bay | 9100 | 62400 | 0.8535 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 9 | Portland State University | 9700 | 73900 | 0.8685 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 10 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 11 | Middlebury College | 10800 | 94500 | 0.8857 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 12 | California State University-Stanislaus | 10900 | 31200 | 0.6512 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 12 | Worcester State University | 10900 | 35900 | 0.6954 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 14 | Fayetteville State University | 11000 | 20300 | 0.4575 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 15 | California State University-Fresno | 11100 | 54800 | 0.7974 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 15 | Indiana State University | 11100 | 25900 | 0.5723 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 15 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11100 | 31400 | 0.6466 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11500 | 20500 | 0.4397 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 18 | Vassar College | 11500 | 92200 | 0.8757 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 20 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 34800 | 0.6428 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12400 | 19300 | 0.3575 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 22 | University of South Florida | 12500 | 16300 | 0.2326 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 23 | Eastern Illinois University | 12600 | 24300 | 0.482 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 24 | University of Southern Maine | 12800 | 29700 | 0.5688 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 25 | San Francisco State University | 13000 | 47700 | 0.7277 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 26 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13100 | 55100 | 0.7623 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 27 | Framingham State University | 13300 | 39800 | 0.6652 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 28 | University of Georgia | 13400 | 27200 | 0.5066 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 29 | Aquinas College | 13500 | 86000 | 0.843 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 30 | Louisiana Tech University | 13600 | 43500 | 0.6873 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 31 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7784 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 32 | Bridgewater State University | 13800 | 28800 | 0.5214 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan University | 13900 | 33900 | 0.5892 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 33 | Youngstown State University | 13900 | 28400 | 0.5104 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 35 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14200 | 32700 | 0.5655 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 35 | Western Michigan University | 14200 | 26500 | 0.4646 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 37 | California State University-San Marcos | 14400 | 24700 | 0.4178 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 37 | Mount Holyoke College | 14400 | 89900 | 0.8399 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 39 | Arkansas Tech University | 14500 | 32500 | 0.5543 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 40 | Sonoma State University | 14600 | 57500 | 0.7465 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 41 | Wayne State College | 14700 | 26400 | 0.4427 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 42 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15000 | 25700 | 0.4163 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 43 | California State University-Chico | 15100 | 58100 | 0.7401 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 44 | University of Maine at Farmington | 15200 | 25500 | 0.4027 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 45 | Jacksonville State University | 15300 | 42900 | 0.6427 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 45 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 15300 | 20600 | 0.2548 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 47 | Ball State University | 15400 | 22400 | 0.3129 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 47 | Texas State University | 15400 | 25700 | 0.4014 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 49 | Northern Illinois University | 15600 | 30400 | 0.4868 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 49 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 51 | Appalachian State University | 15700 | 22800 | 0.3117 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 51 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 15700 | 22300 | 0.2957 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 53 | Grand Valley State University | 15800 | 28500 | 0.4448 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 53 | Morgan State University | 15800 | 28500 | 0.4454 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 55 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 15900 | 62800 | 0.7465 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 56 | Frostburg State University | 16000 | 34600 | 0.5382 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 57 | University of Northern Colorado | 16100 | 64400 | 0.7496 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 58 | West Virginia University | 16300 | 40900 | 0.6012 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 59 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 16500 | 25600 | 0.3554 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 60 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 61 | Sam Houston State University | 16700 | 27100 | 0.3836 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 61 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 16700 | 26300 | 0.3651 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 63 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4338 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 64 | Marshall University | 16900 | 39800 | 0.5752 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 65 | University of Kentucky | 17200 | 46800 | 0.632 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 66 | University of South Alabama | 17300 | 40600 | 0.5733 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 66 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 17300 | 22400 | 0.2281 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 68 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4139 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 68 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17500 | 22800 | 0.2328 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 70 | California State University-Sacramento | 17700 | 35700 | 0.5043 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 70 | University at Albany | 17700 | 30800 | 0.4254 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 72 | Kennesaw State University | 17900 | 61500 | 0.7085 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 73 | Central Washington University | 18200 | 22700 | 0.198 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 74 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 75 | California State University-Fullerton | 18500 | 61400 | 0.6985 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 75 | San Jose State University | 18500 | 41100 | 0.55 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 77 | Emory & Henry University | 19100 | 52400 | 0.6361 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 78 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 26900 | 0.2823 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 79 | Pennsylvania Western University | 19400 | 30900 | 0.3724 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 80 | Salem State University | 19500 | 39400 | 0.5055 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 81 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1786 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 82 | Georgia Southern University | 19800 | 20100 | 0.0149 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 82 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 84 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20000 | 28400 | 0.2953 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 85 | University of Wyoming | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2644 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 86 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 21000 | 28300 | 0.2583 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 87 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21200 | 54200 | 0.6087 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 88 | Rocky Mountain College | 21300 | 67200 | 0.6832 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 88 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 21300 | 26300 | 0.1903 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 90 | University of Mary Washington | 21400 | 46900 | 0.5432 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 91 | Montclair State University | 21700 | 36800 | 0.4106 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 92 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 93 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 22000 | 52300 | 0.5794 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 94 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22400 | 60400 | 0.629 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 94 | Florida State University | 22400 | 23000 | 0.0261 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 94 | Park University | 22400 | 31300 | 0.2848 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 97 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.6881 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 98 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 99 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 23000 | 29600 | 0.2229 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 100 | Illinois State University | 23100 | 36400 | 0.3667 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 100 | University of North Alabama | 23100 | 37300 | 0.3808 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 102 | Calvin University | 23300 | 85000 | 0.7262 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 103 | Weber State University | 23600 | 31500 | 0.2511 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 104 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23900 | 30400 | 0.2139 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 105 | Pittsburg State University | 24400 | 36200 | 0.3259 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 105 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 107 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 25300 | 38400 | 0.3407 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 108 | Michigan State University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1193 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 108 | University of North Texas | 25500 | 26100 | 0.023 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 110 | Salisbury University | 25600 | 29300 | 0.1273 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 111 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 112 | University of North Dakota | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0977 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 113 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26100 | 36800 | 0.2909 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 114 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26300 | 75500 | 0.6519 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 115 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 115 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 26400 | 43300 | 0.3907 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 117 | University of Arkansas | 26600 | 52400 | 0.4926 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 118 | California State University-Long Beach | 27200 | 43100 | 0.3693 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 119 | Rowan University | 27300 | 41300 | 0.3392 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 119 | University of Central Oklahoma | 27300 | 44800 | 0.3907 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 121 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 122 | Central Connecticut State University | 27700 | 29500 | 0.061 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 123 | James Madison University | 28900 | 28900 | 0 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 124 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 53200 | 0.4512 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 125 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 29400 | 59100 | 0.5023 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 126 | Towson University | 29500 | 39200 | 0.2477 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 127 | Southern Utah University | 29800 | 40800 | 0.2697 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 128 | University of West Georgia | 29900 | 46800 | 0.361 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 129 | George Mason University | 30500 | 35700 | 0.1455 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 129 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 30500 | 31800 | 0.0409 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 131 | University of Louisville | 30700 | 42100 | 0.2705 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 132 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 30800 | 36000 | 0.1445 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 133 | San Diego State University | 31400 | 35300 | 0.1104 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 134 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 31800 | 54400 | 0.4154 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 134 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31800 | 108100 | 0.706 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 136 | Villanova University | 31900 | 114000 | 0.7202 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 137 | SUNY Oneonta | 32000 | 41400 | 0.2269 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 138 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1252 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 139 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32300 | 35100 | 0.0799 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 139 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32300 | 53600 | 0.3973 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 141 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 32900 | 34200 | 0.038 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 142 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44700 | 0.2573 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 143 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 144 | Samford University | 34500 | 93800 | 0.6323 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 144 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 146 | University of Idaho | 34800 | 48700 | 0.2854 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 147 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 148 | Carthage College | 35800 | 61800 | 0.4207 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 148 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 150 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 151 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37000 | 66600 | 0.4442 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 152 | University of Nevada-Reno | 37300 | 44800 | 0.1674 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 153 | Indiana University-Southeast | 37500 | 40800 | 0.0807 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 154 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 155 | University of St Thomas | 38100 | 74700 | 0.4901 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 156 | The University of Montana | 39100 | 75200 | 0.4798 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 157 | University of Denver | 39200 | 84100 | 0.5341 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 158 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 159 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40300 | 90200 | 0.5531 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 160 | University at Buffalo | 41400 | 46400 | 0.1078 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 161 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42700 | 57200 | 0.2535 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 162 | University of Arizona | 42800 | 43800 | 0.0228 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 163 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 43600 | 60500 | 0.2794 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 164 | Kansas State University | 43700 | 47900 | 0.0885 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 165 | Texas Christian University | 44400 | 87400 | 0.4922 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 166 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59800 | 0.2121 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 167 | DePaul University | 49000 | 66400 | 0.2619 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 168 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49800 | 58800 | 0.153 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 169 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 170 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 171 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53600 | 63400 | 0.1547 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 172 | Hofstra University | 58900 | 83400 | 0.2937 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 173 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59300 | 61600 | 0.0372 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 174 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 60500 | 64800 | 0.0663 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 175 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60700 | 63000 | 0.0364 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.