Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

Most Affordable Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Majors in the state of Colorado for 2026

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Considering a degree in OTA?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for OTA majors who live in Colorado.
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 Colorado.
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	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	5000	40700	0.8762	34,454	1435	0.1564	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Typical Net Price $5,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $40,700 % Savings 88% Undergraduates 34,454 Est. Median SAT 1,435 Acceptance Rate 15.6 %
2	Front Range Community College	11500	18600	0.3775	21,970	0	0	#2 #2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Front Range Community College Westminster, CO Typical Net Price $11,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $18,600 % Savings 38% Undergraduates 21,970 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
3	Pikes Peak State College	11800	18700	0.3701	12,556	0	0	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO Typical Net Price $11,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $18,700 % Savings 37% Undergraduates 12,556 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	11800	29100	0.595	40,684	1331	0.3915	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Typical Net Price $11,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $29,100 % Savings 60% Undergraduates 40,684 Est. Median SAT 1,331 Acceptance Rate 39.2 %
5	Arapahoe Community College	12100	25500	0.5228	15,012	0	0	#5 #5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO Typical Net Price $12,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $25,500 % Savings 52% Undergraduates 15,012 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	12400	29200	0.5745	38,040	1418	0.452	#6 #6 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 $29,200 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 38,040 Est. Median SAT 1,418 Acceptance Rate 45.2 %
7	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	12500	24900	0.4972	5,661	1085	0.982	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Typical Net Price $12,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $24,900 % Savings 50% Undergraduates 5,661 Est. Median SAT 1,085 Acceptance Rate 98.2 %
8	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	13100	28000	0.5318	8,553	1045	0.8688	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Typical Net Price $13,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,000 % Savings 53% Undergraduates 8,553 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 86.9 %
9	University of Georgia	13900	26600	0.4771	32,399	1382	0.377	#9 #9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Georgia Athens, GA Typical Net Price $13,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $26,600 % Savings 48% Undergraduates 32,399 Est. Median SAT 1,382 Acceptance Rate 37.7 %
10	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	14600	26500	0.4513	22,364	1159	0.7504	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK Typical Net Price $14,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $26,500 % Savings 45% Undergraduates 22,364 Est. Median SAT 1,159 Acceptance Rate 75.0 %
11	University of Florida	16300	22500	0.2755	36,573	1399	0.242	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Florida Gainesville, FL Typical Net Price $16,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $22,500 % Savings 28% Undergraduates 36,573 Est. Median SAT 1,399 Acceptance Rate 24.2 %
12	Connecticut College	16600	95300	0.8254	1,990	1421	0.3704	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Connecticut College New London, CT Typical Net Price $16,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $95,300 % Savings 83% Undergraduates 1,990 Est. Median SAT 1,421 Acceptance Rate 37.0 %
13	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	17100	26300	0.3494	19,701	1214	0.8749	#13 #13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Typical Net Price $17,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $26,300 % Savings 35% Undergraduates 19,701 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 87.5 %
14	University of Vermont	18300	37800	0.5164	12,276	1379	0.653	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Vermont Burlington, VT Typical Net Price $18,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $37,800 % Savings 52% Undergraduates 12,276 Est. Median SAT 1,379 Acceptance Rate 65.3 %
15	Ohio University-Main Campus	20300	23200	0.125	20,444	1209	0.8499	#15 #15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH Typical Net Price $20,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $23,200 % Savings 13% Undergraduates 20,444 Est. Median SAT 1,209 Acceptance Rate 85.0 %
16	University of Wyoming	20600	27900	0.264	8,130	1179	0.9688	#16 #16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wyoming Laramie, WY Typical Net Price $20,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $27,900 % Savings 26% Undergraduates 8,130 Est. Median SAT 1,179 Acceptance Rate 96.9 %
17	Michigan State University	25800	28900	0.1089	41,234	1279	0.848	#17 #17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Typical Net Price $25,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,900 % Savings 11% Undergraduates 41,234 Est. Median SAT 1,279 Acceptance Rate 84.8 %
18	Kent State University at Kent	27400	28400	0.0352	20,841	1105	0.8634	#18 #18 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 %
19	Weber State University	28500	33900	0.1592	31,672	0	0	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Weber State University Ogden, UT Typical Net Price $28,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $33,900 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 31,672 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
20	Oregon State University	28800	36700	0.2152	31,253	1272	0.773	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Typical Net Price $28,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,700 % Savings 22% Undergraduates 31,253 Est. Median SAT 1,272 Acceptance Rate 77.3 %
21	University of Hawaii at Manoa	30300	38400	0.2109	15,375	1103	0.866	#21 #21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI Typical Net Price $30,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $38,400 % Savings 21% Undergraduates 15,375 Est. Median SAT 1,103 Acceptance Rate 86.6 %
22	Ohio Wesleyan University	31500	75700	0.5836	1,525	1281	0.556	#22 #22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH Typical Net Price $31,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $75,700 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 1,525 Est. Median SAT 1,281 Acceptance Rate 55.6 %
23	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	32100	36700	0.1249	41,303	1338	0.7975	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Typical Net Price $32,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,700 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 41,303 Est. Median SAT 1,338 Acceptance Rate 79.8 %
24	North Carolina State University	32700	54800	0.4031	28,422	1378	0.4174	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Typical Net Price $32,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $54,800 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 28,422 Est. Median SAT 1,378 Acceptance Rate 41.7 %
25	University of Maine	40100	45200	0.1129	9,601	1205	0.9664	#25 #25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Maine Orono, ME Typical Net Price $40,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,200 % Savings 11% Undergraduates 9,601 Est. Median SAT 1,205 Acceptance Rate 96.6 %
26	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	43800	57100	0.2328	23,329	1239	0.766	#26 #26 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 23,329 Est. Median SAT 1,239 Acceptance Rate 76.6 %
27	Purdue University-Main Campus	48500	51200	0.0543	44,819	1327	0.4987	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Typical Net Price $48,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $51,200 % Savings 5% Undergraduates 44,819 Est. Median SAT 1,327 Acceptance Rate 49.9 %
28	University of California-Riverside	49400	66000	0.2517	22,600	1199	0.7639	#28 #28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA Typical Net Price $49,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $66,000 % Savings 25% Undergraduates 22,600 Est. Median SAT 1,199 Acceptance Rate 76.4 %
29	Miami University-Oxford	57400	57400	0	16,816	1299	0.754	#29 #29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH Typical Net Price $57,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,400 % Savings -- Undergraduates 16,816 Est. Median SAT 1,299 Acceptance Rate 75.4 %
30	University of California-Davis	69800	69800	0	32,273	1290	0.4183	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Davis Davis, CA Typical Net Price $69,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $69,800 % Savings -- Undergraduates 32,273 Est. Median SAT 1,290 Acceptance Rate 41.8 %
31	University of California-Berkeley	71000	76100	0.067	33,070	1407	0.1098	#31 #31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Typical Net Price $71,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $76,100 % Savings 7% Undergraduates 33,070 Est. Median SAT 1,407 Acceptance Rate 11.0 %