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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
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cornell University
|
$8,900
|
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,700
|
|
| 2 |
Grinnell College
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
Cornell University
|
$8,900
|
| 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 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,700
|
|
| 3 |
College of Staten Island CUNY
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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 |
Princeton University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$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
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,400
|
| 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 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,400
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
Truman State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of Florida
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$11,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
Davidson College
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$8,500
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 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
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,300
|
| 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
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
| 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 |
Colby College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,400
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Guam
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,900
|
|
| 2 |
Midland College
|
$8,900
|
| 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 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
Eastern Illinois University
|
$11,700
|
|
| 3 |
Southern Utah University
|
$12,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Cornell University
|
$8,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wyoming
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|
$11,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
Arkansas Baptist College
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,700
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
| 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
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,700
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millikin University
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$8,200
|
| 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
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
| 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 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Grayson College
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Guam
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
Truman State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$8,700
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,400
|
|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
Millikin University
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,400
|
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