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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2025
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
Student Residency
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$4,500
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$4,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$4,500
|
|
| 3 |
Bowdoin College
|
$5,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
|
| 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 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
|
$9,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
| 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 States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$4,800
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Victoria
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Davidson College
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$5,500
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
| 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 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$4,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$4,100
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$4,300
|
| 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 Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$4,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$4,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$4,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$4,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of Houston-Victoria
|
$8,300
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Midland College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Midland 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 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
|
$11,400
|
|
| 2 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
|
$11,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kentucky State University
|
$9,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Kentucky University
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
|
$10,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Richmond
|
$11,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$5,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|
$10,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$4,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Patrick Henry College
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$4,500
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,300
|
|
| 2 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|
$10,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Notre Dame
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,000
|
|
| 3 |
Fayetteville State University
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$4,200
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$4,200
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian 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
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$4,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$3,400
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$4,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$4,100
|
| 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 Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$8,500
|
|
| 2 |
Emory University
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$9,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$4,500
|
|
| 3 |
Bowdoin College
|
$5,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,000
|
