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Considering a degree in Management Science?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Management Science majors who live in North Carolina.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Management Science 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 | Rice University | 4300 | 85500 | 0.9496 | 4,789 | 1535 | 0.08 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4900 | 86800 | 0.9433 | 4,576 | 1535 | 0.0485 | |
| 3 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 5900 | 53000 | 0.8884 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9400 | 20000 | 0.5299 | 3,207 | 1050 | 0.8034 | |
| 5 | Arkansas Tech University | 9900 | 22900 | 0.5671 | 8,145 | 1055 | 0.9589 | |
| 6 | University of California-Davis | 10100 | 37800 | 0.732 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame | 10200 | 86100 | 0.8815 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 8 | University of Pennsylvania | 11600 | 93000 | 0.8754 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 9 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5884 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 10 | Emory University | 12300 | 90100 | 0.8635 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 11 | Brigham Young University | 12500 | 29000 | 0.5686 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 12 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4717 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 12 | Wake Forest University | 12900 | 80400 | 0.8397 | 5,471 | 1457 | 0.2156 | |
| 14 | Utah State University | 13000 | 30000 | 0.5659 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 15 | University of North Alabama | 13500 | 28200 | 0.5216 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 16 | Indiana State University | 13600 | 25900 | 0.4757 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 16 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13600 | 17900 | 0.2421 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 18 | Western Washington University | 13900 | 31600 | 0.5606 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 19 | Georgetown University | 14000 | 92200 | 0.8482 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 20 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23600 | 0.3946 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 21 | Northern Illinois University | 14400 | 29300 | 0.507 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 22 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14700 | 28000 | 0.4747 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 23 | University of California-Merced | 14800 | 40300 | 0.6322 | 8,372 | 1070 | 0.9152 | |
| 24 | University of Southern Maine | 15000 | 23000 | 0.3474 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 25 | Western Carolina University | 15300 | 16600 | 0.0757 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 26 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 27 | New York University | 15800 | 91800 | 0.8277 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 27 | Trinity University | 15800 | 64800 | 0.7563 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
| 29 | Washburn University | 16100 | 25200 | 0.3607 | 5,331 | 1015 | 1 | |
| 30 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 31 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 980 | 0.9407 | |
| 31 | University of Kansas | 17600 | 34900 | 0.4954 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 33 | Bucknell University | 17700 | 88400 | 0.7996 | 3,920 | 1284 | 0.2893 | |
| 34 | University of Arkansas | 17800 | 27700 | 0.3563 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 35 | Holy Family University | 17900 | 54000 | 0.6682 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 36 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 18500 | 78300 | 0.7638 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 37 | Quincy University | 18600 | 62900 | 0.7047 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 38 | Illinois College | 18900 | 52300 | 0.6376 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 39 | Mid-America Christian University | 19000 | 36800 | 0.4841 | 1,636 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | University of Southern California | 19200 | 76000 | 0.7473 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 41 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 19500 | 22300 | 0.1255 | 24,868 | 1214 | 0.796 | |
| 42 | University of Wyoming | 20000 | 26700 | 0.2497 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 43 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1701 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 43 | Lee University | 20100 | 37100 | 0.4577 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 43 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20100 | 36200 | 0.4442 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 46 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 43700 | 0.5382 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 47 | Farmingdale State College | 20300 | 23000 | 0.1172 | 10,007 | 1145 | 0.6329 | |
| 47 | Piedmont University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5699 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 49 | University of Montevallo | 20500 | 31500 | 0.3497 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 50 | Bridgewater State University | 20800 | 28700 | 0.2753 | 8,172 | 1140 | 0.8919 | |
| 51 | Texas Wesleyan University | 20900 | 69500 | 0.6996 | 1,910 | 1045 | 0.6239 | |
| 51 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2289 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 53 | Felician University | 21300 | 58700 | 0.6373 | 1,870 | 1005 | 0.9511 | |
| 53 | University of St Francis | 21300 | 57200 | 0.6274 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 55 | Illinois State University | 21600 | 35200 | 0.3871 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 56 | Ball State University | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 56 | Bradley University | 22400 | 50900 | 0.5599 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 56 | Sterling College | 22400 | 53600 | 0.5819 | 670 | 1090 | 0.8916 | |
| 59 | Saint Norbert College | 22700 | 62300 | 0.6357 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 60 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54200 | 0.5763 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 61 | Ouachita Baptist University | 23200 | 52200 | 0.5561 | 1,729 | 1209 | 0.6752 | |
| 62 | Averett University | 23300 | 57200 | 0.593 | 1,180 | 1010 | 0.478 | |
| 62 | Saint Ambrose University | 23300 | 54500 | 0.5725 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 64 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23400 | 33600 | 0.3037 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 65 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 24500 | 0.0285 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 66 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 55600 | 0.57 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 67 | Hamline University | 24100 | 56500 | 0.573 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 68 | La Roche University | 24300 | 55400 | 0.5616 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 69 | University of Rochester | 24400 | 93100 | 0.7381 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 70 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24600 | 26600 | 0.0779 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 71 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 24900 | 46200 | 0.4606 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 71 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 24900 | 49900 | 0.5011 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 73 | Boston College | 25100 | 94600 | 0.7347 | 9,654 | 1490 | 0.1619 | |
| 74 | Lewis University | 25300 | 57400 | 0.5588 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 75 | La Salle University | 25800 | 58100 | 0.5559 | 2,675 | 1005 | 0.9552 | |
| 75 | William Peace University | 25800 | 50200 | 0.4869 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 77 | Northwood University | 25900 | 54500 | 0.5252 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 78 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66500 | 0.6094 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 78 | Saginaw Valley State University | 26000 | 38900 | 0.3313 | 6,152 | 1050 | 0.7207 | |
| 80 | University of South Dakota | 26600 | 29600 | 0.1038 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 81 | Creighton University | 27300 | 56600 | 0.5177 | 4,647 | 1328 | 0.7975 | |
| 82 | Cornell College | 27400 | 72200 | 0.6206 | 1,085 | 1243 | 0.8066 | |
| 82 | Troy University | 27400 | 32600 | 0.1594 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 84 | University of North Texas | 27700 | 37400 | 0.2595 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 85 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 28100 | 32800 | 0.1431 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 85 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.2232 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 28200 | 41900 | 0.3269 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 88 | Grand Valley State University | 28300 | 35700 | 0.2073 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 89 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0961 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 90 | Salem State University | 29500 | 38900 | 0.2414 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 91 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 29600 | 36500 | 0.1892 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 92 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3621 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 92 | Southern Methodist University | 29900 | 81700 | 0.6343 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 94 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 94 | Roosevelt University | 30000 | 43300 | 0.307 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 96 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5529 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 97 | Jacksonville University | 30400 | 66200 | 0.5411 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5696 | |
| 98 | Ohio Northern University | 30500 | 61100 | 0.5018 | 2,592 | 1289 | 0.7335 | |
| 99 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 30700 | 41800 | 0.2657 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 100 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 101 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill | 31300 | 45200 | 0.3076 | 624 | 1115 | 0.9664 | |
| 102 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 31500 | 36700 | 0.1417 | 5,789 | 1115 | 0.5774 | |
| 103 | Rider University | 31800 | 64300 | 0.5053 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 104 | University of Scranton | 32300 | 76300 | 0.5763 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 105 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 32600 | 40200 | 0.1892 | 482 | 1195 | 0.9565 | |
| 106 | California Lutheran University | 32700 | 65800 | 0.5027 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 107 | New Jersey City University | 32900 | 39800 | 0.1735 | 4,209 | 1015 | 0.8918 | |
| 108 | Hardin-Simmons University | 33500 | 49700 | 0.326 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 109 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 33600 | 40900 | 0.1786 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 110 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5882 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 111 | Drake University | 33800 | 68500 | 0.5059 | 2,585 | 1283 | 0.6385 | |
| 112 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54600 | 0.3772 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 113 | Valparaiso University | 34300 | 63000 | 0.4553 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 114 | DePaul University | 34900 | 59100 | 0.4093 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 115 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 36200 | 56300 | 0.3569 | 1,817 | 1055 | 0.5187 | |
| 116 | Florida International University | 36300 | 36800 | 0.0136 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 116 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0541 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 118 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 119 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 37200 | 38100 | 0.0236 | 2,884 | 1175 | 0.9677 | |
| 120 | University of Connecticut | 37800 | 41800 | 0.0957 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 121 | Seattle University | 38000 | 69800 | 0.4554 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 122 | Xavier University | 38400 | 67500 | 0.4312 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 123 | Elon University | 39300 | 67300 | 0.4165 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 124 | Cumberland University | 39400 | 47500 | 0.1702 | 2,652 | 1125 | 0.67 | |
| 125 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 126 | McKendree University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2313 | 1,605 | 1098 | 0.6388 | |
| 126 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 40100 | 45400 | 0.1167 | 502 | 1204 | 0.9641 | |
| 128 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 128 | University of Portland | 40200 | 71700 | 0.4393 | 2,986 | 1277 | 0.8917 | |
| 130 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 130 | University of California-San Diego | 40500 | 61100 | 0.3373 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 132 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 40600 | 56700 | 0.284 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 133 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 134 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 135 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 136 | Hofstra University | 41700 | 74600 | 0.4409 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 137 | Arkansas State University | 41900 | 45900 | 0.0857 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 138 | Saint Joseph's University | 42400 | 74500 | 0.4308 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 138 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 140 | Mercyhurst University | 42500 | 66400 | 0.3601 | 2,274 | 1189 | 0.8102 | |
| 141 | University of Florida | 43600 | 45600 | 0.0438 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 142 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43900 | 50300 | 0.1273 | 34,242 | 1260 | 0.7333 | |
| 143 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2742 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 144 | Duquesne University | 45400 | 70500 | 0.3557 | 5,371 | 1269 | 0.8356 | |
| 145 | Saint Louis University | 46100 | 74500 | 0.3813 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 146 | Bryant University | 46200 | 73800 | 0.374 | 3,200 | 1265 | 0.6546 | |
| 147 | University of Illinois Chicago | 46500 | 48000 | 0.0312 | 22,495 | 1247 | 0.7735 | |
| 148 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48700 | 64400 | 0.2439 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 149 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 150 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 151 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.039 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 152 | Drexel University | 51200 | 82600 | 0.38 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 153 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 154 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 51900 | 57000 | 0.0895 | 6,546 | 1153 | 0.9252 | |
| 155 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 156 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | 55500 | 74600 | 0.2559 | 5,472 | 1214 | 0.906 | |
| 157 | Loyola Marymount University | 64000 | 94300 | 0.3212 | 7,273 | 1383 | 0.4508 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.