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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2021
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
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
Missouri State University-Springfield
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (no-board)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,400
|
| 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
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford 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
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (no-board)
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Oakland University
|
$11,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maine at Fort Kent
|
$12,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,500
|
|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,500
|
|
| 3 |
Fayetteville State University
|
$9,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (no-board)
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| 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 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 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 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 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
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Missouri State University-Springfield
|
$10,300
|
|
| 2 |
The University of West Florida (out-of-state with discount)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Victoria
|
$11,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
University of Guam
|
$10,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (out-of-state with discount)
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Midland College
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
Midland College
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
Fayetteville State University
|
$9,700
|
| 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 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
|
$10,100
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri State University-Springfield
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri State University-Springfield
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dickinson State University
|
$10,400
|
|
| 2 |
Oakland University
|
$11,900
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$11,300
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
|
| 3 |
Valley City State University
|
$12,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland University
|
$11,900
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (no-board)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
Dickinson State University
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
College of Staten Island CUNY
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri State University-Springfield
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Fayetteville State University
|
$9,700
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri State University-Springfield
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri State University-Springfield
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Missouri State University-Springfield
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
Johnson C Smith University
|
$10,500
|
| 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 |
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
|
$5,400
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard 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
|
$1,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,500
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
| 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
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Henderson State University
|
$11,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (no-board)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (no-board)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,500
|
|
| 3 |
Fayetteville State University
|
$9,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$5,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$1,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
University of Guam
|
$10,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (no-board)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,500
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
Johnson C Smith University
|
$10,500
|
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