Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

Most Affordable Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Colleges for North Carolina Residents for 2026

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Considering a degree in OTA?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for OTA majors who live in North Carolina.
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 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:

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	North Carolina A & T State University	12900	17900	0.2812	12,497	1075	0.499	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC Typical Net Price $12,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $17,900 % Savings 28% Undergraduates 12,497 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 49.9 %
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison	13700	47300	0.7099	38,040	1418	0.452	#2 #2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Typical Net Price $13,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $47,300 % Savings 71% Undergraduates 38,040 Est. Median SAT 1,418 Acceptance Rate 45.2 %
3	University of Georgia	13800	26600	0.4815	32,399	1382	0.377	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Georgia Athens, GA Typical Net Price $13,800 • 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 %
4	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	14600	26500	0.4513	22,364	1159	0.7504	#4 #4 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 %
5	Western Carolina University	15300	16500	0.0759	10,112	1130	0.8183	#5 #5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Typical Net Price $15,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $16,500 % Savings 8% Undergraduates 10,112 Est. Median SAT 1,130 Acceptance Rate 81.8 %
6	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	15700	31000	0.4932	8,553	1045	0.8688	#6 #6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL Typical Net Price $15,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $31,000 % Savings 49% Undergraduates 8,553 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 86.9 %
7	Weber State University	16100	23600	0.3174	31,672	0	0	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Weber State University Ogden, UT Typical Net Price $16,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $23,600 % Savings 32% Undergraduates 31,672 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
8	North Carolina State University	16400	28500	0.425	28,422	1378	0.4174	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Typical Net Price $16,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,500 % Savings 43% Undergraduates 28,422 Est. Median SAT 1,378 Acceptance Rate 41.7 %
9	Connecticut College	16600	95300	0.8254	1,990	1421	0.3704	#9 #9 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 %
10	University of Maine	16700	29300	0.4303	9,601	1205	0.9664	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Maine Orono, ME Typical Net Price $16,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $29,300 % Savings 43% Undergraduates 9,601 Est. Median SAT 1,205 Acceptance Rate 96.6 %
11	Appalachian State University	17200	19500	0.1196	19,560	1190	0.9014	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Appalachian State University Boone, NC Typical Net Price $17,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $19,500 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 19,560 Est. Median SAT 1,190 Acceptance Rate 90.1 %
12	University of California-Berkeley	18400	43500	0.5775	33,070	1407	0.1098	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Typical Net Price $18,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $43,500 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 33,070 Est. Median SAT 1,407 Acceptance Rate 11.0 %
13	Ohio University-Main Campus	20400	23200	0.1207	20,444	1209	0.8499	#13 #13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH Typical Net Price $20,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $23,200 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 20,444 Est. Median SAT 1,209 Acceptance Rate 85.0 %
14	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	25300	37900	0.3322	5,661	1085	0.982	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA Typical Net Price $25,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $37,900 % Savings 33% Undergraduates 5,661 Est. Median SAT 1,085 Acceptance Rate 98.2 %
15	Michigan State University	25800	28900	0.1089	41,234	1279	0.848	#15 #15 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 %
16	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	27900	32800	0.1489	19,701	1214	0.8749	#16 #16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Typical Net Price $27,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,800 % Savings 15% Undergraduates 19,701 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 87.5 %
17	Oregon State University	28800	36700	0.2152	31,253	1272	0.773	#17 #17 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 %
18	Kent State University at Kent	30000	37500	0.2	20,841	1105	0.8634	#18 #18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Typical Net Price $30,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $37,500 % Savings 20% Undergraduates 20,841 Est. Median SAT 1,105 Acceptance Rate 86.3 %
19	University of Hawaii at Manoa	30100	42200	0.2866	15,375	1103	0.866	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI Typical Net Price $30,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $42,200 % Savings 29% Undergraduates 15,375 Est. Median SAT 1,103 Acceptance Rate 86.6 %
20	Ohio Wesleyan University	31500	75700	0.5836	1,525	1281	0.556	#20 #20 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 %
21	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	32100	36700	0.1249	41,303	1338	0.7975	#21 #21 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 %
22	University of Vermont	34500	66300	0.4799	12,276	1379	0.653	#22 #22 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 %
23	University of Wyoming	40000	45300	0.1166	8,130	1179	0.9688	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wyoming Laramie, WY Typical Net Price $40,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,300 % Savings 12% Undergraduates 8,130 Est. Median SAT 1,179 Acceptance Rate 96.9 %
24	University of Florida	43100	45700	0.057	36,573	1399	0.242	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Florida Gainesville, FL Typical Net Price $43,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,700 % Savings 6% Undergraduates 36,573 Est. Median SAT 1,399 Acceptance Rate 24.2 %
25	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	43800	57100	0.2328	23,329	1239	0.766	#25 #25 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 %
26	Purdue University-Main Campus	48500	51200	0.0543	44,819	1327	0.4987	#26 #26 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 %
27	University of California-Riverside	49400	66000	0.2517	22,600	1199	0.7639	#27 #27 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 %
28	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	50800	84700	0.4003	34,454	1435	0.1564	#28 #28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Typical Net Price $50,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $84,700 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 34,454 Est. Median SAT 1,435 Acceptance Rate 15.6 %
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 Washington-Seattle Campus	61000	63200	0.0348	40,684	1331	0.3915	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Typical Net Price $61,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $63,200 % Savings 3% Undergraduates 40,684 Est. Median SAT 1,331 Acceptance Rate 39.2 %
31	University of California-Davis	69800	69800	0	32,273	1290	0.4183	#31 #31 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 %