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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2023
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 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,500
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington State University
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,500
|
|
| 3 |
Baptist Health Sciences University
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 1 |
San Diego State University
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
| 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
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
Western Washington University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maine at Fort Kent
|
$10,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
Washington State University
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
The University of Texas Permian Basin
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of North Texas at Dallas
|
$9,800
|
|
| 3 |
Washington State University
|
$10,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$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 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$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 Tribes Technical College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Marshall Islands
|
$8,000
|
| 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 |
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Sonoma State University
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Diego State University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,500
|
|
| 3 |
Wichita State University
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Midland College
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Midland College
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (no-board)
|
$8,300
|
| 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 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
San Diego State University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Sonoma State University
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Kentucky State University
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wichita State University
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$8,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
|
$9,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,300
|
|
| 3 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Wichita State University
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
|
$9,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (no-board)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 1 |
San Diego State University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (no-board)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$8,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of North Texas at Dallas
|
$9,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of North Florida
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Western Washington University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
Washington State University
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Brown University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (no-board)
|
$8,300
|
| 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 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Kentucky State University
|
$8,400
|
| 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 Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Diego State University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Brown University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (no-board)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
Grayson College
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$9,600
|
|
| 2 |
Trinity University
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Western Washington University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
San Diego State University
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Wichita State University
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
Wichita State University
|
$10,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California State University-Monterey Bay
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Queens College (no-board)
|
$8,100
|
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