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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 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,800
|
|
| 3 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cottey College
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$11,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,300
|
| 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 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$12,100
|
|
| 2 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,400
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$13,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Paine College
|
$14,200
|
|
| 3 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$17,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$8,700
|
|
| 3 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
| 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 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Sitting Bull 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 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Sitting Bull 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 Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$11,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$11,000
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$11,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$12,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,800
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$11,000
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,400
|
| 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 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$11,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
Dickinson State University
|
$14,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$8,500
|
|
| 2 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
Southwestern Christian University
|
$13,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
|
| 2 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
Lehigh University
|
$15,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
|
$14,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cottey College
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$11,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Minot State University
|
$13,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$11,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$10,400
|
|
| 2 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,400
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$13,300
|
| 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 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 3 |
University of Chicago
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$11,000
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$11,300
|
|
| 3 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$11,900
|
| 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 Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Mississippi Valley State University
|
$15,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,800
|
|
| 3 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Chicago
|
$8,500
|
|
| 3 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$5,000
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$8,700
|
|
| 3 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$11,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,400
|
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