Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in Montana.
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 Montana.
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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Mount Holyoke College | 9500 | 89900 | 0.8946 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 5 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 10700 | 95800 | 0.888 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 7 | Marshall University | 11200 | 33400 | 0.6645 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 8 | Fayetteville State University | 11400 | 20300 | 0.4378 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 9 | California State University-Sacramento | 11700 | 31300 | 0.6265 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11900 | 20500 | 0.4171 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 11 | California State University-Northridge | 12200 | 22000 | 0.4455 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 12 | Vassar College | 12400 | 92400 | 0.866 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 13 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 14 | Eastern Illinois University | 13000 | 24300 | 0.4655 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 13000 | 24700 | 0.474 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 16 | University of North Alabama | 13100 | 28200 | 0.5358 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 57800 | 0.7626 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 18 | Middlebury College | 14000 | 89900 | 0.8443 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 19 | Grand Valley State University | 14200 | 25300 | 0.4393 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 20 | Arkansas Tech University | 14400 | 34400 | 0.5815 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 20 | Northern Illinois University | 14400 | 30400 | 0.5269 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 22 | Wayne State College | 15200 | 20300 | 0.2512 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | California State University-Chico | 15300 | 23500 | 0.3486 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 23 | Texas State University | 15300 | 25500 | 0.4002 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 25 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15500 | 28700 | 0.46 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 26 | James Madison University | 15600 | 28900 | 0.4608 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 26 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 26 | Western Michigan University | 15600 | 32500 | 0.5206 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 29 | Ball State University | 15800 | 22400 | 0.2951 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 29 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3962 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 31 | Worcester State University | 16000 | 31700 | 0.4947 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 32 | Jacksonville State University | 16100 | 27000 | 0.4044 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 32 | Weber State University | 16100 | 23600 | 0.3174 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 34 | California State University-Long Beach | 16200 | 25800 | 0.3722 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 34 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 16200 | 22300 | 0.2733 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 36 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 16300 | 25400 | 0.3588 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 37 | University of Southern Maine | 16400 | 23000 | 0.2866 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 38 | Eastern Michigan University | 16500 | 36100 | 0.5431 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 39 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 40 | West Virginia University | 17000 | 40900 | 0.5841 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 41 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 41 | Sam Houston State University | 17200 | 27000 | 0.3631 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 43 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17400 | 29900 | 0.4173 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 44 | Rhode Island College | 17500 | 27400 | 0.3617 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 45 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 45 | University of Louisville | 17600 | 29100 | 0.3956 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 47 | Central Connecticut State University | 17700 | 34000 | 0.4789 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 48 | Rocky Mountain College | 17800 | 51300 | 0.6527 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 48 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 17800 | 21900 | 0.1875 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 50 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17900 | 22800 | 0.2152 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 51 | Bridgewater State University | 18100 | 25400 | 0.2875 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 52 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 52 | Towson University | 18200 | 29900 | 0.3909 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 54 | Central Washington University | 18500 | 22700 | 0.1848 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 55 | Framingham State University | 18900 | 31000 | 0.3904 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 56 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 19100 | 31400 | 0.3918 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 57 | University of Maine at Farmington | 19500 | 33700 | 0.4217 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 58 | SUNY Oneonta | 19600 | 29300 | 0.331 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 59 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19800 | 38000 | 0.479 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 60 | Emory & Henry University | 19900 | 52400 | 0.6205 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 61 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 20000 | 29100 | 0.3127 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 61 | Youngstown State University | 20000 | 34000 | 0.4118 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 63 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20100 | 39900 | 0.4965 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 64 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 20200 | 32300 | 0.3744 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 64 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 20200 | 38500 | 0.4738 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 66 | University of Wyoming | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2644 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 67 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20800 | 39200 | 0.4696 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 68 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21000 | 24900 | 0.1566 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 69 | Louisiana Tech University | 21400 | 26100 | 0.1802 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 70 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 71 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32400 | 0.3091 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 73 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.6881 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 74 | Fitchburg State University | 22800 | 33700 | 0.3235 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 75 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22900 | 61100 | 0.6251 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 75 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 77 | Aquinas College | 23000 | 53400 | 0.5697 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 77 | San Jose State University | 23000 | 41100 | 0.4405 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 79 | Illinois State University | 23100 | 36400 | 0.3667 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 79 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 81 | University of Kentucky | 23700 | 36400 | 0.3481 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 82 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23800 | 34400 | 0.3081 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 82 | Montana State University | 23800 | 27200 | 0.123 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 82 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 23800 | 30400 | 0.2168 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 85 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 86 | Indiana State University | 24300 | 32400 | 0.2501 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 87 | University of Arizona | 24400 | 37700 | 0.3533 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 87 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 89 | Park University | 24500 | 31300 | 0.2176 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 90 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 24900 | 37900 | 0.3427 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 91 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25000 | 34400 | 0.273 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 92 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 25200 | 38300 | 0.3422 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 93 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25300 | 32800 | 0.2286 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 94 | California State University-Stanislaus | 25600 | 33000 | 0.2245 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 95 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 25700 | 34900 | 0.2639 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 96 | Salem State University | 26100 | 43200 | 0.3961 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 97 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26300 | 75500 | 0.6519 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 98 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 99 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26800 | 0.0112 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 100 | University of Arkansas | 26600 | 28900 | 0.0793 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 101 | University of Idaho | 26800 | 30600 | 0.1244 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 102 | Kennesaw State University | 27400 | 27400 | 0 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 102 | Rowan University | 27400 | 41300 | 0.3369 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 102 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27400 | 36500 | 0.2495 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 105 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 106 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 107 | Syracuse University | 27900 | 83100 | 0.6641 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 108 | California State University-San Bernardino | 28000 | 35400 | 0.2091 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 108 | California State University-San Marcos | 28000 | 28500 | 0.0175 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 110 | Elmhurst University | 28300 | 67000 | 0.5778 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 111 | University of North Texas | 28600 | 37400 | 0.2351 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 112 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 28900 | 34000 | 0.1501 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 113 | University of Northern Iowa | 29000 | 37300 | 0.2223 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 114 | Pittsburg State University | 29100 | 36200 | 0.1959 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 115 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 39500 | 0.2608 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 116 | California State University-East Bay | 29400 | 45100 | 0.3483 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 116 | University of Mary Washington | 29400 | 32400 | 0.0925 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 118 | Montclair State University | 29500 | 36300 | 0.1874 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 118 | Sonoma State University | 29500 | 41200 | 0.284 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 120 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29700 | 31600 | 0.0601 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 121 | University of Iowa | 29800 | 32100 | 0.0714 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 122 | Southern Utah University | 30000 | 40800 | 0.2648 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 123 | University of West Georgia | 30200 | 46800 | 0.3546 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 124 | Frostburg State University | 30900 | 43000 | 0.2815 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 124 | San Francisco State University | 30900 | 47700 | 0.3523 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 126 | University of North Dakota | 31000 | 33700 | 0.0827 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 127 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4735 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 128 | San Diego State University | 31300 | 36100 | 0.1329 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 129 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31600 | 75700 | 0.5823 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 130 | Portland State University | 32400 | 43100 | 0.2479 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 131 | University of Nevada-Reno | 32500 | 32500 | 0 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 132 | Samford University | 32700 | 64600 | 0.4939 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 133 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 134 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33600 | 38200 | 0.1201 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 135 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5881 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 136 | Salisbury University | 34000 | 41700 | 0.1845 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 137 | University of St Thomas | 34200 | 70300 | 0.5138 | 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 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 141 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 142 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35300 | 37600 | 0.0609 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 143 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 144 | Carthage College | 35800 | 61800 | 0.4207 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 144 | Temple University | 35800 | 56400 | 0.3654 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 146 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 35900 | 41600 | 0.137 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 147 | University of Northern Colorado | 36200 | 39100 | 0.0742 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 148 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36300 | 53100 | 0.3162 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 149 | Hofstra University | 36400 | 76900 | 0.5266 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 150 | California State University-Fresno | 36900 | 43800 | 0.1574 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 151 | The University of Montana | 37400 | 45000 | 0.1689 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 152 | Indiana University-Southeast | 37500 | 40800 | 0.0807 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 153 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37600 | 66300 | 0.433 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 154 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 155 | California State University-Fullerton | 38600 | 41500 | 0.0697 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 156 | University of Denver | 39100 | 76900 | 0.4918 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 157 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 158 | Appalachian State University | 40200 | 40600 | 0.0099 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 159 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 160 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 40800 | 47500 | 0.1411 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 161 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 162 | University at Buffalo | 43300 | 46700 | 0.0728 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 163 | Texas Christian University | 44200 | 87400 | 0.4945 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 164 | Georgia College & State University | 45100 | 52400 | 0.1393 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 165 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2124 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 166 | University at Albany | 48900 | 48900 | 0 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 167 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 168 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 169 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49600 | 59400 | 0.165 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 170 | University of Georgia | 49700 | 51600 | 0.0368 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 171 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 172 | George Mason University | 53400 | 61000 | 0.1246 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 173 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53600 | 62800 | 0.1465 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 174 | 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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