Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Behavioral Sciences Majors

Most Affordable Behavioral Sciences Colleges for Michigan Residents for 2026

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Considering a degree in Behavioral Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Behavioral Sciences majors who live in Michigan.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Behavioral Sciences 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
Behavioral Sciences
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

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO

Sticker Price

--

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

4,114

Est. Median SAT

1,335

Acceptance Rate

14.1 %

2 Johns Hopkins University 2700 92000 0.9704 6,356 1543 0.0644
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$92,000

% Savings

97%

Undergraduates

6,356

Est. Median SAT

1,543

Acceptance Rate

6.4 %

3 Henry Ford College 5700 17900 0.6835 11,410 0 0
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI

Sticker Price

$17,900

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

11,410

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

4 Sisseton Wahpeton College 7300 13600 0.4646 206 0 0
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD

Sticker Price

$13,600

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

206

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

5 University of Tulsa 11400 62900 0.8184 2,852 1328 0.6151
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Sticker Price

$62,900

% Savings

82%

Undergraduates

2,852

Est. Median SAT

1,328

Acceptance Rate

61.5 %

6 Northern Michigan University 13000 32300 0.5989 6,684 1100 0.8402
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

Sticker Price

$32,300

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

6,684

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

84.0 %

7 Brown University 13900 94000 0.8521 7,910 1535 0.0539
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Brown University
Providence, RI

Sticker Price

$94,000

% Savings

85%

Undergraduates

7,910

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

8 Central Michigan University 14500 37400 0.6134 10,193 1095 0.8982
#8

#8 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 %

9 Duke University 14600 93600 0.8442 6,523 1527 0.0571
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Duke University
Durham, NC

Sticker Price

$93,600

% Savings

84%

Undergraduates

6,523

Est. Median SAT

1,527

Acceptance Rate

5.7 %

10 University of Maine at Fort Kent 15100 33200 0.546 1,464 980 0.9792
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME

Sticker Price

$33,200

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

1,464

Est. Median SAT

980

Acceptance Rate

97.9 %

11 University of Kansas 16100 34900 0.5388 22,085 1176 0.9348
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Sticker Price

$34,900

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

22,085

Est. Median SAT

1,176

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

12 Dakota Wesleyan University 16300 46400 0.6493 771 1085 0.7338
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

771

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

73.4 %

13 The University of Montana-Western 16500 25600 0.3551 1,335 990 0.9978
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Montana-Western
Dillon, MT

Sticker Price

$25,600

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

1,335

Est. Median SAT

990

Acceptance Rate

99.8 %

14 The University of Texas at Austin 16600 28000 0.4071 43,165 1356 0.2664
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Sticker Price

$28,000

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

43,165

Est. Median SAT

1,356

Acceptance Rate

26.6 %

15 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 16800 64800 0.7408 20,885 1420 0.1534
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Sticker Price

$64,800

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

20,885

Est. Median SAT

1,420

Acceptance Rate

15.3 %

16 Houston Christian University 17900 56800 0.6848 2,899 1090 0.8444
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Houston Christian University
Houston, TX

Sticker Price

$56,800

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

2,899

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

84.4 %

17 Life Pacific University 19200 47800 0.5981 460 1020 0.958
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA

Sticker Price

$47,800

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

460

Est. Median SAT

1,020

Acceptance Rate

95.8 %

18 Columbia College 19900 35800 0.4442 1,391 950 0.9393
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia College
Columbia, SC

Sticker Price

$35,800

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

1,391

Est. Median SAT

950

Acceptance Rate

93.9 %

19 Franklin and Marshall College 20000 90300 0.7785 1,808 1396 0.2819
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$90,300

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

1,808

Est. Median SAT

1,396

Acceptance Rate

28.2 %

20 East Texas Baptist University 21300 47500 0.5515 1,634 1025 0.5776
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX

Sticker Price

$47,500

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

1,634

Est. Median SAT

1,025

Acceptance Rate

57.8 %

21 Grand Valley State University 22100 35900 0.3849 19,002 1084 0.8302
#21

#21 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 %

22 Concordia University-Nebraska 22800 61100 0.6267 3,000 1130 0.8572
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE

Sticker Price

$61,100

% Savings

63%

Undergraduates

3,000

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

85.7 %

23 San Jose State University 23100 41100 0.4381 28,008 1124 0.8461
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Sticker Price

$41,100

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

28,008

Est. Median SAT

1,124

Acceptance Rate

84.6 %

24 Central Washington University 23500 27900 0.158 10,317 1045 0.9062
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

10,317

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

25 The University of Tennessee Southern 23700 28100 0.1562 1,012 1075 0.8671
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

1,012

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

86.7 %

26 Walsh University 24400 46400 0.475 1,523 1159 0.7074
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Walsh University
North Canton, OH

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

1,523

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

70.7 %

27 New Jersey Institute of Technology 24600 36400 0.324 10,200 1325 0.6507
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

Sticker Price

$36,400

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

10,200

Est. Median SAT

1,325

Acceptance Rate

65.1 %

28 University of Mount Saint Vincent 26100 65700 0.603 2,725 1100 0.8511
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY

Sticker Price

$65,700

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

2,725

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

85.1 %

29 Concordia University-Irvine 28200 72300 0.6098 1,544 1172 0.6599
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA

Sticker Price

$72,300

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

1,544

Est. Median SAT

1,172

Acceptance Rate

66.0 %

30 George Fox University 28500 69400 0.5897 3,354 1193 0.9351
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Sticker Price

$69,400

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

3,354

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

31 Andrews University 29700 70200 0.5769 1,384 1143 0.8185
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI

Sticker Price

$70,200

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

1,384

Est. Median SAT

1,143

Acceptance Rate

81.9 %

32 Mercy University 30200 45700 0.3392 6,774 1135 0.8584
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Sticker Price

$45,700

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

6,774

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

85.8 %

32 University of West Georgia 30200 46300 0.3478 9,103 1040 0.5161
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

Sticker Price

$46,300

% Savings

35%

Undergraduates

9,103

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

51.6 %

34 Missouri Baptist University 31700 53800 0.4105 4,958 843 0.686
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO

Sticker Price

$53,800

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

4,958

Est. Median SAT

843

Acceptance Rate

68.6 %

35 California Baptist University 33600 65600 0.4878 8,417 1070 0.8488
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$65,600

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

8,417

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

84.9 %

36 Elizabethtown College 33700 55300 0.3907 1,903 1214 0.7787
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Sticker Price

$55,300

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

1,903

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

77.9 %

37 Trevecca Nazarene University 34800 50900 0.3163 1,903 1085 0.6944
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

Sticker Price

$50,900

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

1,903

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

69.4 %

38 New York Institute of Technology 35500 83600 0.5748 3,646 1298 0.8102
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY

Sticker Price

$83,600

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

3,646

Est. Median SAT

1,298

Acceptance Rate

81.0 %

39 Rochester Christian University 36300 45400 0.2001 1,161 970 0.9765
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rochester Christian University
Rochester Hills, MI

Sticker Price

$45,400

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

1,161

Est. Median SAT

970

Acceptance Rate

97.7 %

40 Saint Francis University 38700 63100 0.3867 2,567 1150 0.7682
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

Sticker Price

$63,100

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

2,567

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

76.8 %

41 University of Houston-Clear Lake 46300 46600 0.0064 6,139 1070 0.9052
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX

Sticker Price

$46,600

% Savings

1%

Undergraduates

6,139

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

90.5 %

42 University of Iowa 51100 53200 0.0393 22,738 1208 0.8362
#42

#42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Sticker Price

$53,200

% Savings

4%

Undergraduates

22,738

Est. Median SAT

1,208

Acceptance Rate

83.6 %

43 Rowan University 53600 53600 0 16,100 1219 0.7766
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Sticker Price

$53,600

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

16,100

Est. Median SAT

1,219

Acceptance Rate

77.7 %

44 Mount St. Joseph University 54300 54300 0 1,545 1143 0.5912
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH

Sticker Price

$54,300

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

1,545

Est. Median SAT

1,143

Acceptance Rate

59.1 %

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

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