Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Behavioral Sciences Majors

Most Affordable Behavioral Sciences Colleges for Missouri 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 Missouri.
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 Missouri.
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 92100 0.9712 6,356 1543 0.0644
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$92,100

% Savings

97%

Undergraduates

6,356

Est. Median SAT

1,543

Acceptance Rate

6.4 %

3 Sisseton Wahpeton College 7500 13200 0.4311 206 0 0
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD

Sticker Price

$13,200

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

206

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

4 Ozarks Technical Community College 10000 17200 0.4189 11,380 0 0
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

Sticker Price

$17,200

% Savings

42%

Undergraduates

11,380

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

5 Duke University 11500 93600 0.8774 6,523 1527 0.0571
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Duke University
Durham, NC

Sticker Price

$93,600

% Savings

88%

Undergraduates

6,523

Est. Median SAT

1,527

Acceptance Rate

5.7 %

5 University of Tulsa 11500 66500 0.8273 2,852 1328 0.6151
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Sticker Price

$66,500

% Savings

83%

Undergraduates

2,852

Est. Median SAT

1,328

Acceptance Rate

61.5 %

7 Brown University 11700 94000 0.8752 7,910 1535 0.0539
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Brown University
Providence, RI

Sticker Price

$94,000

% Savings

88%

Undergraduates

7,910

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

8 University of Houston-Clear Lake 12300 51900 0.7634 6,139 1070 0.9052
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX

Sticker Price

$51,900

% Savings

76%

Undergraduates

6,139

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

90.5 %

9 Missouri State University-Springfield 13300 25800 0.4836 20,584 1134 0.9053
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO

Sticker Price

$25,800

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

20,584

Est. Median SAT

1,134

Acceptance Rate

90.5 %

10 University of Maine at Fort Kent 15100 32500 0.5359 1,464 980 0.9792
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME

Sticker Price

$32,500

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

1,464

Est. Median SAT

980

Acceptance Rate

97.9 %

11 Central Washington University 15600 27900 0.4416 10,317 1045 0.9062
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

10,317

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

12 University of Central Missouri 15700 26600 0.4094 7,584 1055 0.638
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

Sticker Price

$26,600

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

7,584

Est. Median SAT

1,055

Acceptance Rate

63.8 %

13 The University of Montana-Western 16500 42900 0.6159 1,335 990 0.9978
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Montana-Western
Dillon, MT

Sticker Price

$42,900

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

1,335

Est. Median SAT

990

Acceptance Rate

99.8 %

14 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 16800 64800 0.7408 20,885 1420 0.1534
#14

#14 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 %

15 Dakota Wesleyan University 17800 46400 0.6169 771 1085 0.7338
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

771

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

73.4 %

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 Northern Michigan University 18800 33100 0.4321 6,684 1100 0.8402
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

Sticker Price

$33,100

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

6,684

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

84.0 %

18 Life Pacific University 19200 50300 0.6177 460 1020 0.958
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA

Sticker Price

$50,300

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

460

Est. Median SAT

1,020

Acceptance Rate

95.8 %

19 University of West Georgia 19400 24900 0.221 9,103 1040 0.5161
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

Sticker Price

$24,900

% Savings

22%

Undergraduates

9,103

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

51.6 %

20 The University of Texas at Austin 19600 27600 0.2894 43,165 1356 0.2664
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Sticker Price

$27,600

% Savings

29%

Undergraduates

43,165

Est. Median SAT

1,356

Acceptance Rate

26.6 %

21 Franklin and Marshall College 20000 90300 0.7787 1,808 1396 0.2819
#21

#21 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 %

22 East Texas Baptist University 22100 58700 0.6233 1,634 1025 0.5776
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX

Sticker Price

$58,700

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

1,634

Est. Median SAT

1,025

Acceptance Rate

57.8 %

23 Columbia College 22700 39700 0.4287 1,391 950 0.9393
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia College
Columbia, SC

Sticker Price

$39,700

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

1,391

Est. Median SAT

950

Acceptance Rate

93.9 %

24 Concordia University-Nebraska 22900 72400 0.6845 3,000 1130 0.8572
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE

Sticker Price

$72,400

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

3,000

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

85.7 %

24 San Jose State University 22900 41100 0.4429 28,008 1124 0.8461
#24

#24 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 %

26 The University of Tennessee Southern 23700 28100 0.1562 1,012 1075 0.8671
#26

#26 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 %

27 Walsh University 24400 46400 0.475 1,523 1159 0.7074
#27

#27 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 %

28 University of Kansas 25500 39900 0.361 22,085 1176 0.9348
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Sticker Price

$39,900

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

22,085

Est. Median SAT

1,176

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

29 University of Mount Saint Vincent 26100 64100 0.5929 2,725 1100 0.8511
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY

Sticker Price

$64,100

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

2,725

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

85.1 %

30 Rowan University 27500 41600 0.3386 16,100 1219 0.7766
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Sticker Price

$41,600

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

16,100

Est. Median SAT

1,219

Acceptance Rate

77.7 %

31 Concordia University-Irvine 28200 80600 0.6504 1,544 1172 0.6599
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA

Sticker Price

$80,600

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

1,544

Est. Median SAT

1,172

Acceptance Rate

66.0 %

32 George Fox University 28500 69100 0.5877 3,354 1193 0.9351
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Sticker Price

$69,100

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

3,354

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

33 Missouri Baptist University 28900 53800 0.4634 4,958 843 0.686
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO

Sticker Price

$53,800

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

4,958

Est. Median SAT

843

Acceptance Rate

68.6 %

34 Mercy University 29900 44500 0.3282 6,774 1135 0.8584
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Sticker Price

$44,500

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

6,774

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

85.8 %

35 California Baptist University 33600 68000 0.506 8,417 1070 0.8488
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$68,000

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

8,417

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

84.9 %

36 Elizabethtown College 33700 55900 0.3974 1,903 1214 0.7787
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Sticker Price

$55,900

% Savings

40%

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 Andrews University 35000 62100 0.4364 1,384 1143 0.8185
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI

Sticker Price

$62,100

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

1,384

Est. Median SAT

1,143

Acceptance Rate

81.9 %

39 New York Institute of Technology 35500 83600 0.5748 3,646 1298 0.8102
#39

#39 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 %

40 Saint Francis University 38100 62800 0.3936 2,567 1150 0.7682
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

Sticker Price

$62,800

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

2,567

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

76.8 %

41 Rochester Christian University 43300 45400 0.046 1,161 970 0.9765
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rochester Christian University
Rochester Hills, MI

Sticker Price

$45,400

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

1,161

Est. Median SAT

970

Acceptance Rate

97.7 %

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 Mount St. Joseph University 55600 56500 0.0159 1,545 1143 0.5912
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH

Sticker Price

$56,500

% Savings

2%

Undergraduates

1,545

Est. Median SAT

1,143

Acceptance Rate

59.1 %

44 New Jersey Institute of Technology 63500 63500 0 10,200 1325 0.6507
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

Sticker Price

$63,500

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

10,200

Est. Median SAT

1,325

Acceptance Rate

65.1 %

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

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