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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 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford 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 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 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 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
| 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 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
| 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 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| 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 (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| 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 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| 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 Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
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$7,100
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| 3 |
Cypress College (in-state, off-campus)
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$7,800
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