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Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | 5300 | 69100 | 0.9237 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 8200 | 36500 | 0.7764 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 6 | Middlebury College | 8700 | 94500 | 0.908 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 7 | California State University-East Bay | 9100 | 45100 | 0.7986 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 8 | Colgate University | 9500 | 95800 | 0.9008 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 9 | Portland State University | 10100 | 43300 | 0.7668 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 10 | Indiana State University | 10300 | 25900 | 0.6033 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 11 | Fayetteville State University | 10600 | 17400 | 0.3885 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 11 | Southern Utah University | 10600 | 51400 | 0.7937 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 13 | California State University-Stanislaus | 11200 | 31200 | 0.6416 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 13 | Worcester State University | 11200 | 34900 | 0.6786 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 15 | Marshall University | 11300 | 39800 | 0.7159 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 15 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11300 | 27800 | 0.5919 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 17 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11500 | 31400 | 0.6338 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 18 | California State University-Fresno | 11600 | 19600 | 0.4106 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 19 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11700 | 56000 | 0.791 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 20 | Eastern Illinois University | 11900 | 24700 | 0.5167 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12200 | 26300 | 0.5363 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 22 | Vassar College | 12300 | 93100 | 0.8679 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 23 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 33800 | 0.6327 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 24 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12500 | 24900 | 0.4972 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 25 | Mount Holyoke College | 12600 | 89900 | 0.8599 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 26 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13000 | 17900 | 0.2758 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 26 | University of Arizona | 13000 | 31000 | 0.5803 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 26 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 13000 | 26600 | 0.5113 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech University | 13400 | 42900 | 0.6875 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 30 | University of South Florida | 13500 | 22400 | 0.3977 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 31 | Aquinas College | 13700 | 86000 | 0.8407 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 31 | University of North Alabama | 13700 | 28200 | 0.5145 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 31 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 34 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14000 | 22800 | 0.3865 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 35 | Bridgewater State University | 14100 | 28800 | 0.5122 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 35 | Youngstown State University | 14100 | 28400 | 0.5033 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 37 | San Francisco State University | 14200 | 47700 | 0.7025 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 38 | Salem State University | 14300 | 38300 | 0.6262 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 39 | Eastern Michigan University | 14400 | 33900 | 0.5767 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 40 | Arkansas Tech University | 14500 | 31400 | 0.5374 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 40 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14500 | 32700 | 0.5564 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 42 | California State University-San Marcos | 14700 | 24700 | 0.4056 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 43 | Sonoma State University | 14800 | 41200 | 0.6408 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 43 | Wayne State College | 14800 | 30200 | 0.5106 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15100 | 54400 | 0.7229 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 45 | West Virginia University | 15100 | 73100 | 0.7931 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 47 | Texas State University | 15200 | 26100 | 0.4175 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 48 | California State University-Chico | 15500 | 41000 | 0.6224 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 48 | University of West Georgia | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3703 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 48 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 15500 | 20600 | 0.2492 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 51 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 52 | Grand Valley State University | 15700 | 28300 | 0.4445 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 52 | Jacksonville State University | 15700 | 27000 | 0.4192 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 54 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 16100 | 22400 | 0.2818 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 55 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5554 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 56 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16700 | 41200 | 0.5953 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 57 | Georgia Southern University | 16900 | 20100 | 0.1588 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 58 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17000 | 26600 | 0.3613 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 59 | Appalachian State University | 17100 | 26000 | 0.3432 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 59 | University of Louisville | 17100 | 29100 | 0.4128 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 61 | Sam Houston State University | 17200 | 27100 | 0.3652 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 61 | University of South Alabama | 17200 | 22400 | 0.2326 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 63 | Montclair State University | 17300 | 36000 | 0.52 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 64 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4164 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 64 | University at Albany | 17500 | 30800 | 0.4319 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 66 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 17600 | 29400 | 0.4018 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 67 | University of Arkansas | 17900 | 28500 | 0.3737 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 68 | California State University-Fullerton | 18000 | 20600 | 0.1246 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 68 | California State University-Sacramento | 18000 | 27700 | 0.3508 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 70 | Kennesaw State University | 18100 | 26700 | 0.322 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 71 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18200 | 25200 | 0.2774 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 71 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18200 | 28100 | 0.3519 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 73 | San Jose State University | 18300 | 41100 | 0.5542 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 73 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 75 | Western Carolina University | 18500 | 20500 | 0.0977 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 76 | San Diego State University | 18600 | 28900 | 0.3565 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 77 | The University of Montana | 19200 | 27400 | 0.2994 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 77 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19200 | 26900 | 0.2861 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 79 | Pennsylvania Western University | 19800 | 30900 | 0.3594 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 80 | Emory & Henry University | 19900 | 52400 | 0.6205 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 80 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 19900 | 39400 | 0.4954 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 80 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 19900 | 45100 | 0.559 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 83 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 20200 | 38500 | 0.4738 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 84 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 57800 | 0.6485 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 84 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 86 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20500 | 40600 | 0.4962 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 86 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 20500 | 26300 | 0.2208 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 88 | SUNY Oneonta | 20600 | 55300 | 0.6281 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 89 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20800 | 39200 | 0.4696 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 90 | Georgia College & State University | 21300 | 52400 | 0.5934 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 91 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 21400 | 27800 | 0.23 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 91 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 21400 | 41600 | 0.4856 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 93 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21500 | 36700 | 0.4146 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 94 | Rocky Mountain College | 21600 | 52000 | 0.5843 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 94 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 21600 | 27200 | 0.2048 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 96 | Florida State University | 22200 | 32100 | 0.3082 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 97 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 37600 | 0.4069 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 98 | Augustana College | 22500 | 72800 | 0.6908 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 98 | Park University | 22500 | 31300 | 0.2816 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 100 | Saint Cloud State University | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3849 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 101 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22700 | 85400 | 0.7341 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 101 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 22700 | 30300 | 0.2511 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 103 | University of Southern Mississippi | 22800 | 23100 | 0.013 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 104 | Calvin University | 22900 | 55500 | 0.5871 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 105 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 23200 | 34900 | 0.3356 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 106 | Central Washington University | 23600 | 27900 | 0.1544 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 107 | University of North Texas | 24000 | 37400 | 0.358 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 108 | University of Northern Colorado | 24900 | 39100 | 0.3633 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 109 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25000 | 36800 | 0.3208 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 110 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25500 | 28000 | 0.0915 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 110 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25500 | 32900 | 0.2268 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 112 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26100 | 75500 | 0.6544 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 113 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.1807 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 114 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 115 | Ball State University | 26500 | 26500 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 116 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 117 | Weber State University | 27100 | 31500 | 0.1399 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 118 | California State University-Long Beach | 27300 | 38800 | 0.2963 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 119 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 120 | University of Central Oklahoma | 27700 | 33800 | 0.1803 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 121 | Central Connecticut State University | 28000 | 30400 | 0.0791 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 122 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 123 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 55500 | 0.4737 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 124 | University of Iowa | 29500 | 32100 | 0.0799 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 124 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29500 | 34200 | 0.1373 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 126 | Towson University | 30000 | 30100 | 0.0033 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 126 | University of Mary Washington | 30000 | 33000 | 0.0909 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 128 | University of North Dakota | 30700 | 33700 | 0.0908 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 129 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 30800 | 75700 | 0.5928 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 130 | George Mason University | 30900 | 35700 | 0.1343 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 131 | Pittsburg State University | 31300 | 37100 | 0.1564 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 132 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32100 | 54400 | 0.4099 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 133 | Villanova University | 32300 | 92900 | 0.6526 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 134 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 135 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 33300 | 40300 | 0.1736 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 136 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34100 | 34100 | 0.0021 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 137 | Salisbury University | 34200 | 41700 | 0.1799 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 138 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 139 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34400 | 59100 | 0.4177 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 140 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 141 | Samford University | 34700 | 93800 | 0.6301 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 141 | University of Nevada-Reno | 34700 | 45800 | 0.2425 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 143 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 144 | Temple University | 35500 | 57200 | 0.3791 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 145 | Carthage College | 35700 | 61800 | 0.4218 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 146 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35900 | 54000 | 0.3352 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 147 | East Carolina University | 36600 | 42700 | 0.1421 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 148 | Rowan University | 36700 | 53600 | 0.3151 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 149 | University of Maine at Farmington | 37100 | 40800 | 0.0908 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 150 | Indiana University-Southeast | 37200 | 40800 | 0.0875 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 151 | Western Michigan University | 37300 | 37900 | 0.0158 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 152 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 153 | Frostburg State University | 37600 | 42500 | 0.1153 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 154 | University of St Thomas | 38000 | 74800 | 0.492 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 155 | Framingham State University | 38100 | 38100 | 0 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 156 | University of Denver | 39100 | 84100 | 0.5352 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 157 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 158 | Elmhurst University | 40000 | 69600 | 0.4251 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 159 | Rhode Island College | 41700 | 63300 | 0.3411 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 160 | James Madison University | 43700 | 45100 | 0.031 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 161 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0926 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 162 | Texas Christian University | 44200 | 87400 | 0.4945 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 163 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 164 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 165 | University of Kentucky | 48600 | 59900 | 0.1892 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 166 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 167 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 168 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50300 | 52900 | 0.0485 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 169 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 170 | University of Georgia | 52000 | 52100 | 0.0019 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 171 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53400 | 63400 | 0.1578 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 172 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58600 | 61200 | 0.0419 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 173 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58700 | 62100 | 0.0548 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 174 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83300 | 0.2906 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 175 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60400 | 63000 | 0.0407 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.