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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2025

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.
"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

× 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 City University of Seattle $5,500 Image
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
3 Washington University in St Louis $6,500 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Cornell University $7,800 Image
1 Cornell University $7,800 Image
3 Oklahoma Panhandle State University $8,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Connecticut College $700 Image
2 Principia College $5,600 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Connecticut College $700 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
3 Swarthmore College $6,500 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Harvard University $5,900 Image
2 Washington University in St Louis $6,500 Image
3 Tufts University $6,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Cornell University $7,800 Image
1 Cornell University $7,800 Image
1 CUNY City College (no-board) $7,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 City University of Seattle $5,500 Image
3 Covenant College $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Connecticut College $700 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
3 Principia College $5,600 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,000 Image
2 Florida Gateway College $7,400 Image
3 CUNY City College (no-board) $7,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Naval Academy $0 Image
2 Connecticut College $700 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 City University of Seattle $5,500 Image
2 Principia College $5,600 Image
3 Covenant College $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Principia College $5,600 Image
2 Harvard University $5,900 Image
3 Colby College $6,400 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
1 Northeastern University Professional Programs $5,500 Image
3 Principia College $5,600 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Connecticut College $700 Image
2 Principia College $5,600 Image
3 Colby College $6,400 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Washington University in St Louis $6,500 Image
2 University of Guam $8,200 Image
3 College of the Ozarks $9,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 College of the Ozarks $9,200 Image
2 Southern Utah University $11,900 Image
3 Eastern Illinois University $12,000 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Connecticut College $700 Image
2 Brigham Young University $7,000 Image
3 Cornell University $7,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Connecticut College $700 Image
3 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Washington University in St Louis $6,500 Image
2 Brigham Young University $7,000 Image
3 Dalton State College $10,000 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Millikin University $9,600 Image
2 Dalton State College $10,000 Image
3 Fayetteville State University $10,300 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
2 Principia College $5,600 Image
3 Covenant College $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Principia College $5,600 Image
2 Brigham Young University $7,000 Image
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $7,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Covenant College $5,700 Image
2 Colby College $6,400 Image
3 Washington University in St Louis $6,500 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Connecticut College $700 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
2 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary $5,500 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Connecticut College $700 Image
2 Harvard University $5,900 Image
3 Colby College $6,400 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Swarthmore College $6,500 Image
2 Brigham Young University $7,000 Image
3 Johns Hopkins University $7,600 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,000 Image
2 Elizabeth City State University $7,400 Image
3 Vanderbilt University $8,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
2 Covenant College $5,700 Image
3 Elizabeth City State University $7,400 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
3 Brigham Young University $7,000 Image
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