{"id":24237,"date":"2022-09-28T19:22:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=24237"},"modified":"2022-09-28T19:22:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:52:01","slug":"cheapest-cities-in-the-usa-and-the-best-universities-in-those-cities","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/web-stories\/cheapest-cities-in-the-usa-and-the-best-universities-in-those-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"These cheapest cities in US have the best universities! 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864w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid-768x1365.png 768w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid-324x576.png 324w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid-150x267.png 150w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid-135x240.png 135w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 46vh, 102vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.07767%;top:59.38511%;width:71.84466%;height:14.56311%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6756756756756757% 0.6756756756756757% 0.6756756756756757% 0.6756756756756757% \/ 2.2222222222222223% 2.2222222222222223% 2.2222222222222223% 2.2222222222222223%\" id=\"el-6b7633dd-bede-4e4a-9c07-0478bfbf44f6\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6081081081081083% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Average cost of living:&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">$1,400 -$2,400 \/month.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #fff\">Average tuition fee: $15,500.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:33.13107%;top:0;width:33.73786%;height:4.53074%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-948b2498-9c3c-411c-a766-21bf5b8ee1c0\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:101.05175%;left:0%;top:-0.52588%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" 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0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:2.209944751381215% 4.41988950276243%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffcc4a\">SAN DIEGO<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.07767%;top:78.9644%;width:74.02913%;height:21.52104%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6557377049180327% 0.6557377049180327% 0.6557377049180327% 0.6557377049180327% \/ 1.5037593984962405% 1.5037593984962405% 1.5037593984962405% 1.5037593984962405%\" id=\"el-e40df913-e476-4c45-b590-2a79f93c9c1d\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5901639344262297% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffcc4a\">Best universities:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #fff\">University of California<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">San Diego<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">San Diego State University&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">Ashford University<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.2233%;width:100%;height:57.44337%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f8e395da-66fb-4731-be3b-a5ca38ad9b22\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:114.96584%;height:100%;left:-7.48292%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" 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srcSet=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logo-1.png 506w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logo-1-427x87.png 427w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 15vh, 34vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.07767%;top:52.26537%;width:46.60194%;height:6.47249%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1.0416666666666665% 1.0416666666666665% 1.0416666666666665% 1.0416666666666665% \/ 5% 5% 5% 5%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#ffcc4a\" id=\"el-5bc4d58c-d507-4e47-969e-809a0b5955cf\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.197916666666666% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:2.083333333333333% 4.166666666666666%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase\">Baltimore<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.07767%;top:77.83172%;width:63.83495%;height:21.52104%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7604562737642585% 0.7604562737642585% 0.7604562737642585% 0.7604562737642585% \/ 1.5037593984962405% 1.5037593984962405% 1.5037593984962405% 1.5037593984962405%\" id=\"el-026c3208-c5d3-4434-88de-21e84844d1f9\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.684410646387833% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffcc4a\">Best universities:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #fff\">John Hopkins University<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">University of Maryland<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">Baltimore County<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">University of Baltimore<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"cbb0c39a-44dc-4308-939c-1fe5fc9fe825\" auto-advance-after=\"10s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fff\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c85d4a69-d882-4878-9fb2-736ced791c59\">\n<div class=\"fill\" 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style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:127.7209%;left:0%;top:-13.86045%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid.png\" alt=\"grid\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid.png 1080w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid-864x1536.png 864w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid-768x1365.png 768w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid-324x576.png 324w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid-150x267.png 150w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/grid-135x240.png 135w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 46vh, 102vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.07767%;top:59.70874%;width:71.84466%;height:14.56311%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6756756756756757% 0.6756756756756757% 0.6756756756756757% 0.6756756756756757% \/ 2.2222222222222223% 2.2222222222222223% 2.2222222222222223% 2.2222222222222223%\" id=\"el-98e58312-72bc-44f2-a482-a50cb63811be\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6081081081081083% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Average cost of living:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">$1,200-2,200\/month<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #fff\">Average tuition fee: $27,100 &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:33.13107%;top:0;width:33.73786%;height:4.53074%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-2fda3e6b-27bb-44ae-9f97-0784167f5495\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:101.05175%;left:0%;top:-0.52588%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logo-1.png\" alt=\"logo\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logo-1.png 506w,https:\/\/leapscholar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logo-1-427x87.png 427w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 15vh, 34vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.07767%;top:52.589%;width:34.46602%;height:6.47249%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1.4084507042253522% 1.4084507042253522% 1.4084507042253522% 1.4084507042253522% \/ 5% 5% 5% 5%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#ffcc4a\" id=\"el-5da1b2f4-2f68-4ca6-93a7-d61d9f01d4b2\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.619718309859154% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:2.8169014084507045% 5.633802816901409%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #5a189a; text-transform: uppercase\">Atlanta<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.07767%;top:78.9644%;width:74.02913%;height:17.96117%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6557377049180327% 0.6557377049180327% 0.6557377049180327% 0.6557377049180327% \/ 1.8018018018018018% 1.8018018018018018% 1.8018018018018018% 1.8018018018018018%\" id=\"el-6ee089c3-1ff9-41ed-9afd-8382d438c07a\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5901639344262297% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffcc4a\">Best universities:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #fff\">Georgia State University<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">Clark Atlanta University<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">Georgia Institute of Technology<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-2.18447%;top:-11.32686%;width:106.06796%;height:59.54693%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-580a525f-13a2-450a-a941-3c10a36c709f\">\n<div 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style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:14.07767%;top:59.38511%;width:71.84466%;height:17.96117%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6756756756756757% 0.6756756756756757% 0.6756756756756757% 0.6756756756756757% \/ 1.8018018018018018% 1.8018018018018018% 1.8018018018018018% 1.8018018018018018%\" id=\"el-d1123bd2-b540-4b73-b932-33d1bc3fabfb\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6081081081081083% 0;font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.291262em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Average cost of living: $1,003\/Month<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #fff\">Average tuition fee:&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #fff\">$29,900\/ Month<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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