Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in California.
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 California.
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 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 5 | Mount Holyoke College | 9500 | 89900 | 0.8946 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 10200 | 95800 | 0.8932 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 7 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 8 | Marshall University | 10700 | 33400 | 0.6794 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 9 | Indiana State University | 10900 | 25900 | 0.5801 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 10 | California State University-Stanislaus | 11000 | 28600 | 0.6155 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11300 | 20500 | 0.4472 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 11 | Vassar College | 11300 | 92400 | 0.8779 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 13 | California State University-Northridge | 11500 | 22000 | 0.4772 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 14 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11600 | 25200 | 0.5375 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 15 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 11700 | 25000 | 0.5312 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 17 | California State University-Sacramento | 11900 | 30700 | 0.6121 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 17 | Fayetteville State University | 11900 | 26300 | 0.5478 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 12400 | 24700 | 0.4983 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 20 | California State University-San Bernardino | 12500 | 30800 | 0.5951 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 20 | University of South Florida | 12500 | 17100 | 0.2688 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 22 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0.0009 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 23 | University of Arizona | 12900 | 30900 | 0.5835 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 24 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 13100 | 43000 | 0.6956 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 25 | Middlebury College | 13500 | 89900 | 0.8499 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 26 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 57800 | 0.7626 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 27 | Northern Illinois University | 13900 | 30400 | 0.5446 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 28 | California State University-San Marcos | 14000 | 24700 | 0.435 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 29 | Sonoma State University | 14100 | 26900 | 0.475 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 30 | Arkansas Tech University | 14300 | 27400 | 0.4784 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 30 | Salisbury University | 14300 | 28700 | 0.502 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 32 | Pittsburg State University | 14600 | 23900 | 0.3885 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 33 | Wayne State College | 14800 | 20300 | 0.2709 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | Western Michigan University | 14900 | 26500 | 0.4381 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 35 | University of Maine at Farmington | 15100 | 23200 | 0.3496 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 36 | Ball State University | 15200 | 22400 | 0.3219 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 37 | Fitchburg State University | 15300 | 33700 | 0.5461 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 38 | Appalachian State University | 15500 | 19500 | 0.2053 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 39 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 39 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 15600 | 25400 | 0.3864 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 39 | Worcester State University | 15600 | 31700 | 0.5073 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 42 | Sam Houston State University | 15700 | 30300 | 0.4815 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 43 | San Francisco State University | 15800 | 46700 | 0.6611 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 43 | Weber State University | 15800 | 23600 | 0.33 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 45 | Frostburg State University | 15900 | 26600 | 0.402 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 46 | Eastern Michigan University | 16000 | 36100 | 0.557 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 47 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5555 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 48 | California State University-Long Beach | 16400 | 25800 | 0.3645 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 48 | Georgia Southern University | 16400 | 20100 | 0.1836 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 50 | Central Connecticut State University | 16500 | 34000 | 0.5141 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 50 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16500 | 28000 | 0.4111 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 50 | West Virginia University | 16500 | 40900 | 0.5963 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 53 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 54 | Rhode Island College | 17100 | 27400 | 0.3763 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 55 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 55 | Salem State University | 17200 | 28500 | 0.3964 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 17200 | 21900 | 0.2149 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 58 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17300 | 22800 | 0.2415 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 58 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17300 | 26600 | 0.35 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 60 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4139 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 61 | Central Washington University | 18000 | 22700 | 0.2068 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 62 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 63 | Framingham State University | 18400 | 31000 | 0.4066 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 64 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18600 | 22700 | 0.1806 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 64 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 18600 | 31400 | 0.4077 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 66 | The University of Montana | 18700 | 25200 | 0.2577 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 67 | Emory & Henry University | 18800 | 52400 | 0.6413 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 67 | University of Northern Colorado | 18800 | 30500 | 0.3836 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 69 | San Jose State University | 19000 | 40800 | 0.5349 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 70 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19400 | 38000 | 0.4896 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 71 | Youngstown State University | 19700 | 34000 | 0.4206 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 72 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 19800 | 32300 | 0.3868 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 73 | Eastern Illinois University | 19900 | 28100 | 0.2912 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 74 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20000 | 29400 | 0.3192 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 75 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45200 | 0.5559 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 76 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20300 | 39200 | 0.4824 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 77 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 20500 | 24900 | 0.1767 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 77 | University of Northern Iowa | 20500 | 24800 | 0.1733 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 77 | University of Wyoming | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2644 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 80 | Louisiana Tech University | 20900 | 26100 | 0.1994 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 81 | Rocky Mountain College | 21100 | 52000 | 0.5939 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 82 | University of Mary Washington | 21400 | 47100 | 0.5448 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 83 | California State University-Chico | 22100 | 31000 | 0.2867 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 83 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 85 | Aquinas College | 22300 | 53400 | 0.5829 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 86 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32400 | 0.3091 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 86 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 88 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22500 | 61100 | 0.6317 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 89 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.6881 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 90 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 91 | Illinois State University | 23100 | 36400 | 0.3667 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 92 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23200 | 34500 | 0.3279 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 93 | San Diego State University | 23600 | 28900 | 0.1846 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 94 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 23800 | 30400 | 0.2168 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 95 | Calvin University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5532 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 96 | Park University | 24100 | 31300 | 0.2304 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 97 | Pennsylvania Western University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.2904 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 97 | Temple University | 24400 | 36100 | 0.3243 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 99 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 24800 | 32800 | 0.2438 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 100 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 24900 | 38300 | 0.3501 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 101 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 25200 | 34900 | 0.2783 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 102 | Michigan State University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1193 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 103 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 104 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26000 | 36800 | 0.2936 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 105 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26300 | 75500 | 0.6519 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 106 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 107 | University of Arkansas | 26500 | 28900 | 0.0828 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 107 | University of Southern Mississippi | 26500 | 26500 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 109 | Kansas State University | 26600 | 30400 | 0.126 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 110 | University of Idaho | 26800 | 30600 | 0.1244 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 111 | University of North Alabama | 27200 | 37300 | 0.2708 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 112 | Kennesaw State University | 27400 | 27400 | 0 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 112 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6701 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 114 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 115 | Bridgewater State University | 27700 | 35500 | 0.2189 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 116 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 117 | Texas State University | 27900 | 28000 | 0.0036 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 118 | University of North Texas | 28000 | 37400 | 0.2512 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 119 | Elmhurst University | 28100 | 67000 | 0.5808 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 120 | Jacksonville State University | 28800 | 38200 | 0.2459 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 121 | Montclair State University | 28900 | 36300 | 0.204 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 122 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29100 | 34000 | 0.1442 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 123 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29700 | 31600 | 0.0601 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 123 | Southern Utah University | 29700 | 40800 | 0.2722 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 125 | University of West Georgia | 29800 | 46800 | 0.3632 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 126 | California State University-East Bay | 30400 | 45100 | 0.3261 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 126 | George Mason University | 30400 | 35700 | 0.1483 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 128 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 30800 | 35900 | 0.1422 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 128 | University of Louisville | 30800 | 42000 | 0.2665 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 130 | University of North Dakota | 31000 | 33700 | 0.0827 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 131 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31700 | 75700 | 0.5809 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 132 | Portland State University | 32000 | 43100 | 0.2572 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 133 | Samford University | 32400 | 64600 | 0.4986 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 134 | University of Nevada-Reno | 32500 | 32500 | 0 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 135 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 136 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5881 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 137 | University of St Thomas | 34300 | 70300 | 0.5124 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 138 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 34500 | 39400 | 0.1245 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 138 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 140 | Valparaiso University | 35400 | 63200 | 0.4393 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 141 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 142 | Carthage College | 35800 | 61800 | 0.4207 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 143 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 144 | Hofstra University | 36200 | 76900 | 0.5292 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 145 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36400 | 53100 | 0.3144 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 146 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 147 | University of Connecticut | 37200 | 53600 | 0.3062 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 148 | California State University-Fresno | 37300 | 43800 | 0.1483 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 149 | Indiana University-Southeast | 37500 | 40800 | 0.0807 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 149 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 151 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 152 | California State University-Fullerton | 39200 | 41500 | 0.0552 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 152 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 39200 | 39800 | 0.0151 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 154 | SUNY Oneonta | 39300 | 41700 | 0.0575 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 154 | University of Denver | 39300 | 76900 | 0.4892 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 156 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 39500 | 50000 | 0.2102 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 157 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 158 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 159 | University at Buffalo | 43100 | 46700 | 0.0771 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 160 | Texas Christian University | 44400 | 87400 | 0.4922 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 161 | Towson University | 44800 | 46400 | 0.0345 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 162 | James Madison University | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 163 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2124 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 164 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 48600 | 61200 | 0.2057 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 165 | University at Albany | 48900 | 48900 | 0 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 166 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 166 | University of Kentucky | 49100 | 58000 | 0.1548 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 168 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 169 | University of Georgia | 51600 | 52800 | 0.0227 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 170 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 171 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 171 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53600 | 62800 | 0.1465 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 173 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 55900 | 63800 | 0.1237 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 174 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59300 | 61600 | 0.0372 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 175 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60700 | 63000 | 0.0364 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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