Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

Most Affordable Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Majors in California for 2026

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

Number of people in family: 4
Number of students in college: 1
Total income: $80,000
Total assets: $50,000

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Rank	Institution	Typical Net Price	Sticker Price	% Savings	Undergraduates	Est. Median SAT	Acceptance Rate	Save
1	Antelope Valley Community College District	4500	12900	0.6524	12,937	0	0	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA Typical Net Price $4,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $12,900 % Savings 65% Undergraduates 12,937 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
1	Santa Ana College	4500	30400	0.8511	26,073	0	0	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA Typical Net Price $4,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $30,400 % Savings 85% Undergraduates 26,073 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	4800	39100	0.8782	34,454	1435	0.1564	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Typical Net Price $4,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $39,100 % Savings 88% Undergraduates 34,454 Est. Median SAT 1,435 Acceptance Rate 15.6 %
4	Santa Monica College	6400	15500	0.5879	23,164	0	0.4384	#4 #4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA Typical Net Price $6,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $15,500 % Savings 59% Undergraduates 23,164 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate 43.8 %
5	University of California-Davis	10200	38000	0.7304	32,273	1290	0.4183	#5 #5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Davis Davis, CA Typical Net Price $10,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $38,000 % Savings 73% Undergraduates 32,273 Est. Median SAT 1,290 Acceptance Rate 41.8 %
6	Brigham Young University	10700	29000	0.6306	32,221	1374	0.6919	#6 #6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Brigham Young University Provo, UT Typical Net Price $10,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $29,000 % Savings 63% Undergraduates 32,221 Est. Median SAT 1,374 Acceptance Rate 69.2 %
7	University of Wisconsin-Madison	12400	27200	0.5443	39,083	1412	0.4517	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Typical Net Price $12,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $27,200 % Savings 54% Undergraduates 39,083 Est. Median SAT 1,412 Acceptance Rate 45.2 %
8	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	14600	25200	0.4183	5,474	1138	0.9198	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Typical Net Price $14,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $25,200 % Savings 42% Undergraduates 5,474 Est. Median SAT 1,138 Acceptance Rate 92.0 %
9	University of California-Berkeley	15000	43600	0.6561	33,469	1407	0.1104	#9 #9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Typical Net Price $15,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $43,600 % Savings 66% Undergraduates 33,469 Est. Median SAT 1,407 Acceptance Rate 11.0 %
10	University of Florida	15400	22300	0.3095	36,567	1399	0.242	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Florida Gainesville, FL Typical Net Price $15,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $22,300 % Savings 31% Undergraduates 36,567 Est. Median SAT 1,399 Acceptance Rate 24.2 %
11	University of California-Riverside	16400	36500	0.5505	22,599	1199	0.7685	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA Typical Net Price $16,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,500 % Savings 55% Undergraduates 22,599 Est. Median SAT 1,199 Acceptance Rate 76.9 %
12	Ohio University-Main Campus	19600	24500	0.1996	19,888	1209	0.8517	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH Typical Net Price $19,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $24,500 % Savings 20% Undergraduates 19,888 Est. Median SAT 1,209 Acceptance Rate 85.2 %
13	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	26800	36700	0.2699	41,303	1338	0.7975	#13 #13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Typical Net Price $26,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,700 % Savings 27% Undergraduates 41,303 Est. Median SAT 1,338 Acceptance Rate 79.8 %
14	Kent State University at Kent	27400	28400	0.0352	20,841	1105	0.8634	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Typical Net Price $27,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,400 % Savings 4% Undergraduates 20,841 Est. Median SAT 1,105 Acceptance Rate 86.3 %
14	Weber State University	27400	33300	0.1772	31,672	1075	1	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Weber State University Ogden, UT Typical Net Price $27,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $33,300 % Savings 18% Undergraduates 31,672 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 100.0 %
16	Connecticut College	28500	83300	0.6583	1,990	1287	0.3704	#16 #16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Connecticut College New London, CT Typical Net Price $28,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $83,300 % Savings 66% Undergraduates 1,990 Est. Median SAT 1,287 Acceptance Rate 37.0 %
17	Oregon State University	28900	36700	0.2147	31,253	1272	0.773	#17 #17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Typical Net Price $28,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,700 % Savings 21% Undergraduates 31,253 Est. Median SAT 1,272 Acceptance Rate 77.3 %
18	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	30200	33100	0.0878	19,701	1214	0.8749	#18 #18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Typical Net Price $30,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $33,100 % Savings 9% Undergraduates 19,701 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 87.5 %
19	University of Hawaii at Manoa	30700	43700	0.2977	14,576	1179	0.6967	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI Typical Net Price $30,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $43,700 % Savings 30% Undergraduates 14,576 Est. Median SAT 1,179 Acceptance Rate 69.7 %
20	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	32600	46200	0.2946	8,553	1054	0.8688	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Typical Net Price $32,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,200 % Savings 29% Undergraduates 8,553 Est. Median SAT 1,054 Acceptance Rate 86.9 %
21	North Carolina State University	32800	54800	0.4017	28,422	1335	0.4167	#21 #21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Typical Net Price $32,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $54,800 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 28,422 Est. Median SAT 1,335 Acceptance Rate 41.7 %
22	Ohio Wesleyan University	33000	73700	0.552	1,525	1241	0.556	#22 #22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH Typical Net Price $33,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $73,700 % Savings 55% Undergraduates 1,525 Est. Median SAT 1,241 Acceptance Rate 55.6 %
23	University of Vermont	34500	66300	0.4793	12,276	1379	0.653	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Vermont Burlington, VT Typical Net Price $34,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $66,300 % Savings 48% Undergraduates 12,276 Est. Median SAT 1,379 Acceptance Rate 65.3 %
24	University of Maine	35800	45100	0.2062	591	1199	0.9684	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Maine Orono, ME Typical Net Price $35,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,100 % Savings 21% Undergraduates 591 Est. Median SAT 1,199 Acceptance Rate 96.8 %
25	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	38600	44600	0.1345	22,351	1159	0.7504	#25 #25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK Typical Net Price $38,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $44,600 % Savings 13% Undergraduates 22,351 Est. Median SAT 1,159 Acceptance Rate 75.0 %
25	University of Wyoming	38600	43800	0.1187	8,130	1159	0.9688	#25 #25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wyoming Laramie, WY Typical Net Price $38,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $43,800 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 8,130 Est. Median SAT 1,159 Acceptance Rate 96.9 %
27	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	39600	56700	0.3017	40,754	1391	0.3915	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Typical Net Price $39,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,700 % Savings 30% Undergraduates 40,754 Est. Median SAT 1,391 Acceptance Rate 39.2 %
28	University of Georgia	40300	46000	0.1242	31,514	1336	0.3719	#28 #28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Georgia Athens, GA Typical Net Price $40,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,000 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 31,514 Est. Median SAT 1,336 Acceptance Rate 37.2 %
29	Purdue University-Main Campus	43000	46200	0.0693	44,170	1327	0.4979	#29 #29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Typical Net Price $43,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,200 % Savings 7% Undergraduates 44,170 Est. Median SAT 1,327 Acceptance Rate 49.8 %
30	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	43800	57100	0.2315	23,351	1239	0.766	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK Typical Net Price $43,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,100 % Savings 23% Undergraduates 23,351 Est. Median SAT 1,239 Acceptance Rate 76.6 %
31	Michigan State University	47200	56200	0.1601	41,234	1223	0.848	#31 #31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Typical Net Price $47,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,200 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 41,234 Est. Median SAT 1,223 Acceptance Rate 84.8 %
32	Miami University-Oxford	56100	56100	0	16,816	1299	0.754	#32 #32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH Typical Net Price $56,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,100 % Savings -- Undergraduates 16,816 Est. Median SAT 1,299 Acceptance Rate 75.4 %