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US institutions with published tuition and fees under $30,000
Compare institutions with reported out-of-state undergraduate tuition and required fees below this amount. This is a historical price screen, not a current quote or a total study budget.
Basis: latest connected academic-year cost record for each institution; excludes housing, meals, insurance and other living expenses. Out-of-state is not a confirmed international-student price.
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TX · Four-year
University of Houston-Downtown ↗
Houston, TX
$17,548 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Public · Directory 2025
NY · Four-year
Empire State University ↗
Saratoga Springs, NY
$17,558 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Public · Directory 2025
WI · Four-year
Bryant & Stratton College-Bayshore ↗
Mount Pleasant, WI
$17,565 tuition & fees · 2018-19
Private for-profit · Directory 2018
NC · Four-year
Carolina University ↗
Winston-Salem, NC
$17,575 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Private nonprofit · Directory 2025
FL · Two-year
Southeastern College-Jacksonville ↗
Jacksonville, FL
$17,584 tuition & fees · 2016-17
Private for-profit · Directory 2015
SC · Four-year
The Art Institute of Charleston ↗
Charleston, SC
$17,590 tuition & fees · 2017-18
Private for-profit · Directory 2018
TN · Four-year
The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville ↗
Nashville, TN
$17,590 tuition & fees · 2017-18
Private for-profit · Directory 2018
VA · Four-year
The Art Institute of Washington ↗
Arlington, VA
$17,590 tuition & fees · 2017-18
Private for-profit · Directory 2018
VA · Four-year
The Art Institute of Washington-Dulles ↗
Sterling, VA
$17,592 tuition & fees · 2015-16
Private for-profit · Directory 2017
WI · Four-year
University of Wisconsin-Platteville ↗
Platteville, WI
$17,603 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Public · Directory 2025
GA · Four-year
Columbus State University ↗
Columbus, GA
$17,610 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Public · Directory 2025
OR · Four-year
New Hope Christian College-Eugene ↗
Eugene, OR
$17,620 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Private nonprofit · Directory 2025
CT · Less than two-year
Brio Academy of Cosmetology-Enfield ↗
Enfield, CT
$17,623 tuition & fees · 2010-11
Private for-profit · Directory 2011
CO · Four-year
The Art Institute of Colorado ↗
Denver, CO
$17,626 tuition & fees · 2017-18
Private for-profit · Directory 2018
OH · Four-year
Cincinnati Christian University ↗
Cincinnati, OH
$17,638 tuition & fees · 2019-20
Private nonprofit · Directory 2019
PA · Two-year
Cambria Rowe Business College-School of Technology ↗
Johnstown, PA
$17,640 tuition & fees · 2015-16
Private for-profit · Directory 2015
TX · Two-year
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service ↗
Dallas, TX
$17,640 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Private nonprofit · Directory 2025
IL · Two-year
CAAN Academy of Nursing ↗
Matteson, IL
$17,645 tuition & fees · 2016-17
Private nonprofit · Directory 2025
CO · Four-year
Pueblo Community College ↗
Pueblo, CO
$17,649 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Public · Directory 2025
CA · Less than two-year
Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre ↗
Blue Lake, CA
$17,650 tuition & fees · 2022-23
Private nonprofit · Directory 2023
PA · Two-year
All-State Career School-Allied Health Campus ↗
Essington, PA
$17,656 tuition & fees · 2018-19
Private for-profit · Directory 2018
IA · Four-year
Mercy College of Health Sciences ↗
Des Moines, IA
$17,664 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Private nonprofit · Directory 2025
TX · Four-year
South University-The Art Institute of Fort Worth ↗
Fort Worth, TX
$17,664 tuition & fees · 2015-16
Private for-profit · Directory 2017
IL · Two-year
Fox College ↗
Tinley Park, IL
$17,670 tuition & fees · 2024-25
Private for-profit · Directory 2025