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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 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wesleyan College
|
$12,300
|
|
| 2 |
Cottey College
|
$12,600
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
| 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 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Barnard College
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,400
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$13,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Paine College
|
$14,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,400
|
|
| 3 |
Chadron State College
|
$16,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations 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 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations 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 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,900
|
|
| 3 |
Hendrix College
|
$11,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,600
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,400
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Delta State University
|
$14,100
|
| 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 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,900
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 2 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,700
|
|
| 3 |
Dickinson State University
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$9,600
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$12,400
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$12,400
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wesleyan College
|
$12,300
|
|
| 2 |
Cottey College
|
$12,600
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Gallaudet University
|
$14,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,400
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$13,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Barnard College
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$9,800
|
| 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 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
Barnard College
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,900
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State 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 |
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 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Mississippi University for Women
|
$12,800
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,600
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Chicago
|
$11,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 2 |
Rust College
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$13,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Lutheran University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$12,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$10,800
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$12,000
|
|
| 3 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,400
|
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