Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5300 | 69100 | 0.9237 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 8300 | 22000 | 0.6232 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 6 | Rhode Island College | 9300 | 30200 | 0.6928 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 9500 | 95800 | 0.9008 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 8 | Portland State University | 9600 | 26100 | 0.633 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 9 | Indiana State University | 10100 | 32400 | 0.6885 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 9 | University of Nevada-Reno | 10100 | 45800 | 0.7802 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 11 | Worcester State University | 10200 | 34900 | 0.7072 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 12 | Fayetteville State University | 10700 | 17400 | 0.3827 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 10800 | 21100 | 0.4888 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 14 | Southern Utah University | 11000 | 51400 | 0.7859 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 15 | California State University-Stanislaus | 11200 | 31200 | 0.6416 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 16 | Middlebury College | 11300 | 94500 | 0.8808 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 17 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 44000 | 0.7411 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 17 | Marshall University | 11400 | 27800 | 0.5894 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 19 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11500 | 87500 | 0.8684 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 20 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11700 | 56000 | 0.791 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 21 | Eastern Illinois University | 11900 | 24600 | 0.5156 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 22 | Vassar College | 12300 | 93100 | 0.8679 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 23 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 33800 | 0.6327 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech University | 12400 | 42900 | 0.7108 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 23 | Mount Holyoke College | 12400 | 89900 | 0.8621 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 31100 | 0.6022 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 27 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 28 | Central Connecticut State University | 13000 | 34200 | 0.6196 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 29 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13400 | 38300 | 0.6495 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 30 | University of South Florida | 13500 | 22400 | 0.3977 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 31 | Aquinas College | 13700 | 86000 | 0.8407 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 32 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14000 | 22800 | 0.3865 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 32 | Western Carolina University | 14000 | 16600 | 0.154 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 34 | University of Arizona | 14100 | 32100 | 0.5606 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 35 | San Francisco State University | 14200 | 47700 | 0.7025 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 35 | Youngstown State University | 14200 | 28400 | 0.4998 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan University | 14300 | 33900 | 0.5776 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 37 | Salem State University | 14300 | 38300 | 0.6262 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 39 | California State University-San Marcos | 14400 | 38300 | 0.6238 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 40 | Arkansas Tech University | 14500 | 31400 | 0.5374 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 40 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14500 | 32700 | 0.5564 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 40 | Western Michigan University | 14500 | 28900 | 0.4988 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 43 | University of North Alabama | 14700 | 37300 | 0.606 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 44 | Appalachian State University | 14800 | 25500 | 0.4205 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 44 | Sonoma State University | 14800 | 41200 | 0.6408 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 44 | West Virginia University | 14800 | 73100 | 0.7972 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 47 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15000 | 56900 | 0.7364 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 48 | Wayne State College | 15100 | 30500 | 0.5057 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 | Pittsburg State University | 15300 | 23900 | 0.3593 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 50 | California State University-Chico | 15500 | 23500 | 0.3401 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 50 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 38200 | 0.5938 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 52 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 53 | University of West Georgia | 16000 | 57700 | 0.7233 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 54 | Kansas State University | 16100 | 26400 | 0.3905 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 54 | University of North Texas | 16100 | 26200 | 0.3861 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 54 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 16100 | 22400 | 0.2818 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 57 | Frostburg State University | 16300 | 26600 | 0.387 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 58 | University of Northern Colorado | 16400 | 39100 | 0.5808 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 59 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16500 | 64800 | 0.7456 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 60 | Georgia Southern University | 16700 | 49700 | 0.6641 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 61 | Montclair State University | 17200 | 36000 | 0.5224 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 62 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 62 | University at Albany | 17600 | 30800 | 0.4286 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 64 | James Madison University | 17700 | 28900 | 0.3874 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 65 | California State University-East Bay | 17900 | 33300 | 0.4621 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 66 | University of South Alabama | 18000 | 40200 | 0.5528 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 67 | Kennesaw State University | 18100 | 26700 | 0.322 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 68 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 68 | San Jose State University | 18300 | 41100 | 0.5542 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 68 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 18300 | 32900 | 0.4438 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 71 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 72 | Central Washington University | 18600 | 22700 | 0.1804 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 72 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18600 | 31100 | 0.4024 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 74 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 19000 | 28300 | 0.3292 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 75 | California State University-Fullerton | 19200 | 32900 | 0.4161 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 76 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19500 | 29900 | 0.3473 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 77 | Emory & Henry University | 19900 | 52400 | 0.6201 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 78 | Sam Houston State University | 20200 | 27100 | 0.2545 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 79 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 57800 | 0.6485 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 80 | Syracuse University | 20400 | 83600 | 0.756 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 81 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 20500 | 26300 | 0.2208 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 82 | SUNY Oneonta | 20600 | 55300 | 0.6281 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 83 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21000 | 24900 | 0.1566 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 84 | University of Mary Washington | 21200 | 47400 | 0.5521 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 85 | Salisbury University | 21400 | 29300 | 0.2697 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 86 | Rocky Mountain College | 21600 | 52000 | 0.5843 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 87 | Grand Valley State University | 21900 | 36600 | 0.4014 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 88 | Florida State University | 22300 | 32600 | 0.3161 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 89 | Park University | 22500 | 31300 | 0.2816 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 90 | Augustana College | 22600 | 72800 | 0.6891 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 90 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 22600 | 42000 | 0.4624 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 92 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22800 | 85400 | 0.7333 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 92 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 94 | Pennsylvania Western University | 23100 | 34400 | 0.3282 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 94 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 23100 | 34900 | 0.3385 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 94 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 97 | Bridgewater State University | 23400 | 37300 | 0.3724 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 98 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24000 | 38500 | 0.3764 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 99 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 24200 | 30400 | 0.2038 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 100 | California State University-Sacramento | 25000 | 29700 | 0.1581 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 101 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25100 | 36900 | 0.3201 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 102 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25600 | 28000 | 0.0854 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 103 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26000 | 28400 | 0.0842 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 104 | Texas State University | 26100 | 36300 | 0.2815 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 105 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26200 | 75500 | 0.6529 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 106 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.1824 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 107 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 108 | Ball State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 109 | University of Arkansas | 26800 | 44500 | 0.3973 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 109 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 36500 | 0.2659 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 111 | San Diego State University | 27200 | 37100 | 0.2671 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 111 | Weber State University | 27200 | 31600 | 0.1394 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 113 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 114 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 27600 | 29600 | 0.0677 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 115 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 28500 | 41900 | 0.3195 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 116 | University of Northern Iowa | 28900 | 37300 | 0.2252 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 117 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 56600 | 0.4843 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 118 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29300 | 33000 | 0.112 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 119 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29500 | 34200 | 0.1373 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 120 | Towson University | 30000 | 30200 | 0.0066 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 121 | California State University-Long Beach | 30700 | 38800 | 0.2087 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 122 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 30800 | 35100 | 0.1225 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 123 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 30900 | 75700 | 0.5915 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 123 | University of North Dakota | 30900 | 33700 | 0.0858 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 125 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32100 | 54400 | 0.4099 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 126 | Villanova University | 32300 | 92900 | 0.6526 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 127 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.275 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 128 | University of Louisville | 32500 | 42100 | 0.2278 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 129 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32800 | 41600 | 0.2115 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 130 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 33400 | 40300 | 0.171 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 131 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33500 | 38200 | 0.1228 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 132 | University of Idaho | 33800 | 48700 | 0.3062 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 133 | George Washington University | 34400 | 81800 | 0.5796 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 133 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34400 | 59100 | 0.4177 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 133 | University of Vermont | 34400 | 66300 | 0.4808 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 136 | Samford University | 34700 | 93800 | 0.6301 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 137 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 35200 | 46500 | 0.2431 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 137 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 139 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 35500 | 39400 | 0.0991 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 140 | Temple University | 35700 | 57200 | 0.3756 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 141 | Carthage College | 35800 | 61800 | 0.4207 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 142 | Framingham State University | 36000 | 38100 | 0.0551 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 142 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36000 | 36100 | 0.0028 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 144 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36200 | 54400 | 0.3346 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 145 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36700 | 36700 | 0 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 146 | Rowan University | 36800 | 53600 | 0.3133 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 147 | University of Maine at Farmington | 37100 | 40800 | 0.0908 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 148 | Indiana University-Southeast | 37400 | 40800 | 0.0833 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 149 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 150 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37600 | 66700 | 0.4364 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 151 | University of Central Arkansas | 37900 | 40200 | 0.0595 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 152 | University of St Thomas | 38000 | 74800 | 0.492 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 153 | University of Denver | 39100 | 84100 | 0.5352 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 154 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 39500 | 42800 | 0.0772 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 155 | University of Wyoming | 39900 | 45300 | 0.1191 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 156 | Elmhurst University | 40100 | 69600 | 0.4236 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 157 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 158 | The University of Montana | 41100 | 56800 | 0.2766 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 159 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42400 | 63300 | 0.3301 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 160 | Texas Christian University | 44200 | 87400 | 0.4944 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 161 | Illinois State University | 45700 | 49100 | 0.0692 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 162 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 163 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 61500 | 0.234 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 164 | Calvin University | 47600 | 57400 | 0.1706 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 165 | University of Georgia | 48400 | 52300 | 0.0746 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 166 | University of Kentucky | 48600 | 59900 | 0.1884 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 167 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 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 | 50500 | 59100 | 0.1454 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 170 | University of Iowa | 52000 | 54400 | 0.044 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 171 | George Mason University | 56000 | 61400 | 0.088 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 172 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58700 | 62300 | 0.0578 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 173 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58800 | 61200 | 0.0391 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 174 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83300 | 0.2906 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 175 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59200 | 61600 | 0.0389 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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