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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
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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 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cornell University
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,500
|
|
| 2 |
Cornell University
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$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 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,200
|
| 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 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$9,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 3 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Florida
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Davidson College
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$8,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
| 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 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,900
|
| 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 Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,700
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Guam
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$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 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Illinois University
|
$12,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cornell University
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|
$11,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Patrick Henry College
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,500
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millikin University
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$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
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Dartmouth College
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$6,300
|
| 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 Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Brown University
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,700
|
|
| 3 |
College of Staten Island CUNY
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$8,500
|
|
| 3 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$8,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$8,200
|
