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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2024
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 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
MiraCosta College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$5,900
|
|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
MiraCosta College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
| 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 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
MiraCosta College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
MiraCosta College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Davidson College
|
$7,100
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
| 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 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
| 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 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica 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 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
MiraCosta College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
MiraCosta College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$6,700
|
| 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 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$5,900
|
|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| 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 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Grayson College
|
$6,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$7,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Covenant College
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
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