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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2020
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-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$13,000
|
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$13,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran 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-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Grace Christian University
|
$12,700
|
|
| 3 |
Cottey College
|
$12,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,100
|
| 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-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin University
|
$12,000
|
|
| 2 |
Philander Smith College
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Benedict College
|
$14,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Cottey College
|
$12,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
| 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 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull 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-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull 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 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Minot State University
|
$14,500
|
|
| 2 |
Carnegie Mellon University
|
$15,700
|
|
| 3 |
Park University
|
$19,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$13,000
|
|
| 2 |
Hendrix College
|
$13,100
|
|
| 3 |
West Texas A - M University
|
$15,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$13,000
|
|
| 3 |
Philander Smith College
|
$13,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Midland College
|
$8,900
|
|
| 2 |
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
|
$12,000
|
|
| 2 |
Franklin University
|
$12,000
|
| 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 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Southwest Minnesota State University
|
$16,000
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
|
$16,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
Benedict College
|
$14,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin University
|
$12,000
|
|
| 2 |
Dickinson State University
|
$13,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Richmond
|
$14,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$11,400
|
|
| 2 |
Grace Christian University
|
$12,700
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$13,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$12,800
|
|
| 2 |
Oakland University
|
$17,300
|
|
| 3 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$19,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$12,800
|
|
| 3 |
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Carnegie Mellon University
|
$15,700
|
|
| 3 |
Lindenwood University
|
$17,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cottey College
|
$12,900
|
|
| 2 |
Dickinson State University
|
$13,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of the Ozarks
|
$14,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$14,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri Southern State University
|
$16,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Franklin University
|
$12,000
|
|
| 3 |
Minot State University
|
$14,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Franklin University
|
$12,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$12,500
|
|
| 3 |
Lane College
|
$12,800
|
| 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 |
Princeton University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$12,100
|
| 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
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Henderson State University
|
$13,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Wenatchee Valley College
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$10,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$8,700
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
Franklin University
|
$12,000
|
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