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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
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cornell University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 1 |
Cornell University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Williams College
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Tufts University
|
$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
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cornell University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 1 |
Cornell University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
| 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 Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Davidson College
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,100
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
University of Guam
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$10,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$10,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Davidson College
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Northwestern University
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$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 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$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 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
| 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 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 1 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portland State University (in-state)
|
$16,600
|
|
| 2 |
Park University
|
$19,100
|
|
| 3 |
Montana State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$20,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Guam
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
Midland College
|
$8,100
|
| 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 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
Southern Utah University
|
$11,900
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$12,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Cornell University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Cornell University
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
Wichita State University
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
|
$11,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Arkansas Baptist College
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University
|
$8,700
|
|
| 2 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
Northwestern University
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$7,500
|
|
| 2 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,100
|
|
| 2 |
Fayetteville State University
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
Millikin University
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$7,400
|
| 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
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$7,700
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$7,700
|
| 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 Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Grayson College
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Williams College
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Guam
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
University of Guam
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,400
|
