Okay, another extremely likely admit for your son would be Eastern Carolina (ECU). Again, he’s going to get school spirit here. There are about 22k undergrads, and out-of-state tuition, room & board would probably be around $35k/year (God bless North Carolina and its relatively affordable tuition costs).
Like at App State, your son wouldn’t be limited in terms of needing to choose a major while still in high school because all of his interests are covered here: