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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 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Cornell University
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Cornell University
|
$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
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$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
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Davidson College
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 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 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Davidson College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
| 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 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$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 Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Minot State University
|
$18,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$7,500
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$7,500
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Millikin University
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$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 Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 1 |
Williams College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 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 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Grayson College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,000
|
|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,000
|
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