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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2023
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
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,200
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,200
|
| 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
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,700
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,200
|
|
| 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
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,400
|
| 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
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana 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 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Menlo College
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-San Bernardino (in-state)
|
$9,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Midland College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Midland College
|
$7,900
|
| 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 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| 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
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$5,200
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,200
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,200
|
|
| 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
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| 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 Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (no-board)
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,200
|
|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Sonoma State University (in-state)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
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