Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2026

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College Raptor ranks the most affordable colleges by college major, based on the estimated net price at each institution that offers that major for a “typical” middle class family from a selected state.
The net price of a college is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.

“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:

Note: All net prices shown by College Raptor are our estimates. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.

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School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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