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Browse U.S. colleges by cost and outcomes, using College Scorecard data across all 50 states. Find colleges similar to your target school that cost less but deliver comparable earnings.

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School	Net Price	Earnings (10yr)	Enrollment	Action
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH · Private Nonprofit	$36,708	$50,318	163,164	Find Alternatives
Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT · Private Nonprofit	$12,548	$60,615	155,088	Find Alternatives
University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ · Private For-Profit	$13,520	$37,752	85,991	Find Alternatives
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ · Private Nonprofit	$22,472	$42,186	73,371	Find Alternatives
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	$14,967	$62,668	64,674	Find Alternatives
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public	$21,315	$72,097	59,615	Find Alternatives
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public	$10,411	$58,308	59,146	Find Alternatives
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN · Public	$7,258	$37,186	58,267	Find Alternatives
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ · Public	-	$62,668	53,782	Find Alternatives
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · Private Nonprofit	$29,357	$44,813	50,012	Find Alternatives
University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD · Public	$22,063	$65,287	49,664	Find Alternatives
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public	$5,463	$40,654	46,182	Find Alternatives
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	$17,339	$60,409	45,638	Find Alternatives
Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX · Public	$11,252	$42,466	45,188	Find Alternatives
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	$14,600	$72,424	44,503	Find Alternatives
Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID · Private Nonprofit	$8,221	$53,406	44,397	Find Alternatives
Dallas College Dallas, TX · Public	$3,214	$41,714	43,869	Find Alternatives
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	$19,857	$75,121	42,855	Find Alternatives
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	$16,674	$59,979	42,537	Find Alternatives
Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · Public	$4,337	$42,727	42,300	Find Alternatives
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public	$32,875	$63,435	42,284	Find Alternatives
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA · Public	$15,048	$57,552	41,254	Find Alternatives
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public	$19,680	$67,253	40,922	Find Alternatives
Houston City College Houston, TX · Public	$5,737	$39,254	40,503	Find Alternatives
American Public University System Charles Town, WV · Private For-Profit	$9,597	$44,409	40,074	Find Alternatives
Florida International University Miami, FL · Public	$9,288	$60,249	39,508	Find Alternatives
Valencia College Orlando, FL · Public	$12,037	$40,594	39,486	Find Alternatives
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · Public	$6,555	$62,951	38,546	Find Alternatives
University of Houston Houston, TX · Public	$14,276	$62,377	38,380	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Public	$16,264	$63,742	37,806	Find Alternatives
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	$24,406	$74,479	37,751	Find Alternatives
University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	$9,812	$57,743	37,207	Find Alternatives
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	$17,354	$73,792	36,902	Find Alternatives
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	$14,355	$81,054	36,258	Find Alternatives
Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	$16,805	$56,906	36,177	Find Alternatives
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public	$10,440	$64,403	35,924	Find Alternatives
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public	$6,541	$71,588	35,629	Find Alternatives
San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	$15,364	$64,909	35,377	Find Alternatives
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	$12,470	$84,943	34,948	Find Alternatives
University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	$15,649	$57,010	34,341	Find Alternatives
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	$13,138	$83,648	34,177	Find Alternatives
Connecticut State Community College New Britain, CT · Public	$11,513	$41,344	33,645	Find Alternatives
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	$12,548	$82,511	33,475	Find Alternatives
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · Public	$22,420	$59,221	33,227	Find Alternatives
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	$13,481	$92,446	33,068	Find Alternatives
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Public	$9,919	$53,557	33,048	Find Alternatives
Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private Nonprofit	$15,564	$75,790	32,952	Find Alternatives
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · Public	$7,021	$59,115	32,691	Find Alternatives
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public	$19,070	$62,454	32,394	Find Alternatives
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public	$13,951	$63,199	32,294	Find Alternatives

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Most-recent institution + cost-of-attendance file · 2024 (latest release) Accessed 2026-07-01 Net price is the average annual cost paid by federal-aid recipients. Earnings reflect graduate income 10 years after enrollment, per IRS-linked Treasury data.

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