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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2022
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 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,600
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,800
|
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (in-state)
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$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 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (no-board)
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (in-state)
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (no-board)
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
Dalton State College
|
$11,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (no-board)
|
$9,300
|
|
| 2 |
The University of Texas Permian Basin
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Fresno
|
$13,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,500
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Guam
|
$10,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (no-board)
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,800
|
|
| 2 |
The University of West Florida (out-of-state with discount)
|
$11,300
|
|
| 3 |
Virginia State University
|
$12,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Berea College
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gwynedd Mercy University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
|
$12,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gwynedd Mercy University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (no-board)
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
|
$12,400
|
|
| 2 |
Oakland University
|
$12,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$9,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (no-board)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (no-board)
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$9,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Queens College
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern State University (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dalton State College
|
$11,000
|
|
| 2 |
The University of West Florida (out-of-state with discount)
|
$11,300
|
|
| 3 |
Fayetteville State University
|
$11,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$11,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Queens College
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (no-board)
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
Dine College
|
$11,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (no-board)
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$300
|
|
| 3 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Gwynedd Mercy University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Campbellsville University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas Christian University
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$1,500
|
