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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2020
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.
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
Used in the net price estimates shown below
Number in Family
4
Number In College
1
Total Income
$80,000
Total Assets
$50,000
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Reminder: 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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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$8,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,300
|
|
| 2 |
Minot State University
|
$13,400
|
|
| 3 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech University
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$8,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$9,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,500
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Philander Smith College
|
$14,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,400
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,700
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Cottey College
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$14,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,700
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,500
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Marshall Islands
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,500
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Marshall Islands
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,300
|
|
| 2 |
Minot State University
|
$13,400
|
|
| 3 |
Delta State University
|
$14,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$8,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
|
| 2 |
Hendrix College
|
$13,400
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech University
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
|
| 3 |
Mississippi University for Women
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Midland College
|
$9,600
|
|
| 2 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,500
|
|
| 3 |
Delta State University
|
$14,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University (in-state)
|
$15,400
|
|
| 1 |
Southwest Minnesota State University
|
$15,400
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
|
$16,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech University
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,500
|
|
| 2 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Dickinson State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
|
| 3 |
Southwestern Christian University
|
$13,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$12,200
|
|
| 2 |
Louisiana Tech University
|
$14,800
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University (in-state)
|
$15,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$12,200
|
|
| 3 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Minot State University
|
$13,400
|
|
| 2 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Cottey College
|
$13,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Gallaudet University
|
$14,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
Rust College
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$10,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Chicago
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,300
|
|
| 2 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech University
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Minot State University
|
$13,400
|
|
| 2 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$13,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
Minot State University
|
$13,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,500
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$13,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$8,900
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$9,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$8,900
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Chicago
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$12,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mississippi University for Women
|
$12,600
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$14,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
|
| 3 |
Wenatchee Valley College
|
$11,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Chicago
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,700
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,700
|
|
| 2 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$12,800
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Mississippi University for Women
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$10,100
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,500
|
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