Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

Most Affordable Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Majors in Michigan for 2026

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for OTA majors who live in Michigan.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering OTA degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Michigan.
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
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Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 4900 40800 0.8787 34,454 1435 0.1564
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$40,800

% Savings

88%

Undergraduates

34,454

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

15.6 %

2 Henry Ford College 8600 20800 0.5856 11,410 0 0
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI

Sticker Price

$20,800

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

11,410

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

3 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13700 47300 0.7099 38,040 1418 0.452
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Sticker Price

$47,300

% Savings

71%

Undergraduates

38,040

Est. Median SAT

1,418

Acceptance Rate

45.2 %

4 Central Michigan University 14500 37400 0.6134 10,193 1095 0.8982
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Sticker Price

$37,400

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

10,193

Est. Median SAT

1,095

Acceptance Rate

89.8 %

5 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 15700 31000 0.4932 8,553 1045 0.8688
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$31,000

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

8,553

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

86.9 %

6 Connecticut College 16600 95300 0.8254 1,990 1421 0.3704
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Sticker Price

$95,300

% Savings

83%

Undergraduates

1,990

Est. Median SAT

1,421

Acceptance Rate

37.0 %

7 University of Hawaii at Manoa 20300 32300 0.3713 15,375 1103 0.866
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$32,300

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

15,375

Est. Median SAT

1,103

Acceptance Rate

86.6 %

8 Ohio University-Main Campus 20400 23200 0.1207 20,444 1209 0.8499
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH

Sticker Price

$23,200

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

20,444

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

85.0 %

9 University of Wyoming 20600 27900 0.264 8,130 1179 0.9688
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

8,130

Est. Median SAT

1,179

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

10 Grand Valley State University 22100 35900 0.3849 19,002 1084 0.8302
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

Sticker Price

$35,900

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

19,002

Est. Median SAT

1,084

Acceptance Rate

83.0 %

11 Miami University-Oxford 24400 27500 0.1129 16,816 1299 0.754
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH

Sticker Price

$27,500

% Savings

11%

Undergraduates

16,816

Est. Median SAT

1,299

Acceptance Rate

75.4 %

12 Michigan State University 24800 28900 0.1435 41,234 1279 0.848
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Sticker Price

$28,900

% Savings

14%

Undergraduates

41,234

Est. Median SAT

1,279

Acceptance Rate

84.8 %

13 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 25300 37900 0.3322 5,661 1085 0.982
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA

Sticker Price

$37,900

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

5,661

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

98.2 %

14 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 27900 31100 0.1024 19,701 1214 0.8749
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$31,100

% Savings

10%

Undergraduates

19,701

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

87.5 %

15 Weber State University 28400 33900 0.1621 31,672 0 0
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Sticker Price

$33,900

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

31,672

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

16 Kent State University at Kent 30000 37500 0.2 20,841 1105 0.8634
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Sticker Price

$37,500

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

20,841

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

86.3 %

17 Ohio Wesleyan University 31500 75700 0.5836 1,525 1281 0.556
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH

Sticker Price

$75,700

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

1,525

Est. Median SAT

1,281

Acceptance Rate

55.6 %

18 University of Minnesota Twin Cities 32100 36700 0.1249 41,303 1338 0.7975
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Sticker Price

$36,700

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

41,303

Est. Median SAT

1,338

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

19 North Carolina State University 32700 54800 0.4031 28,422 1378 0.4174
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Sticker Price

$54,800

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

28,422

Est. Median SAT

1,378

Acceptance Rate

41.7 %

20 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 34000 41000 0.1703 22,364 1159 0.7504
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Sticker Price

$41,000

% Savings

17%

Undergraduates

22,364

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

75.0 %

21 University of Vermont 34500 66300 0.4799 12,276 1379 0.653
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$66,300

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

12,276

Est. Median SAT

1,379

Acceptance Rate

65.3 %

22 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 36700 38900 0.0586 23,329 1239 0.766
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$38,900

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

23,329

Est. Median SAT

1,239

Acceptance Rate

76.6 %

23 University of Maine 40000 45200 0.1151 9,601 1205 0.9664
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Sticker Price

$45,200

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

9,601

Est. Median SAT

1,205

Acceptance Rate

96.6 %

24 University of Florida 43100 45700 0.057 36,573 1399 0.242
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Sticker Price

$45,700

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

36,573

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

24.2 %

25 Oregon State University 44900 61900 0.2752 31,253 1272 0.773
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Sticker Price

$61,900

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

31,253

Est. Median SAT

1,272

Acceptance Rate

77.3 %

26 Purdue University-Main Campus 48500 51200 0.0543 44,819 1327 0.4987
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Sticker Price

$51,200

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

44,819

Est. Median SAT

1,327

Acceptance Rate

49.9 %

27 University of Georgia 48600 51600 0.0581 32,399 1382 0.377
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Sticker Price

$51,600

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

32,399

Est. Median SAT

1,382

Acceptance Rate

37.7 %

28 University of California-Riverside 49300 66000 0.2532 22,600 1199 0.7639
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$66,000

% Savings

25%

Undergraduates

22,600

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

76.4 %

29 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 61000 63200 0.0348 40,684 1331 0.3915
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$63,200

% Savings

3%

Undergraduates

40,684

Est. Median SAT

1,331

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

30 University of California-Davis 69800 69800 0 32,273 1290 0.4183
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Davis
Davis, CA

Sticker Price

$69,800

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

32,273

Est. Median SAT

1,290

Acceptance Rate

41.8 %

31 University of California-Berkeley 70900 76100 0.0684 33,070 1407 0.1098
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Sticker Price

$76,100

% Savings

7%

Undergraduates

33,070

Est. Median SAT

1,407

Acceptance Rate

11.0 %

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

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