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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 |
City University of Seattle
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$5,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cornell University (in-state)
|
$5,800
|
|
| 1 |
Cornell University (in-state)
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$3,800
|
|
| 3 |
Tufts University
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$3,800
|
|
| 3 |
Tufts University
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tufts University
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Yale University
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
Duke University
|
$5,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University
|
$4,900
|
|
| 2 |
Cornell University (in-state)
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
Cornell University (in-state)
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
City University of Seattle
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
City University of Seattle
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Tufts University
|
$3,900
|
|
| 3 |
Yale 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 Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Tufts University
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
City University of Seattle
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$3,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
City University of Seattle
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Lehman College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY New York City College of Technology (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University
|
$4,900
|
|
| 3 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$6,100
|
|
| 1 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$6,100
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
Davidson College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (in-state, no-board)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$3,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (in-state, no-board)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Tufts University
|
$3,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$4,200
|
| 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
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
|
| 2 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$3,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Tufts University
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$3,700
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$4,500
|
| 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 Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,200
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$4,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$3,800
|
|
| 3 |
Tufts University
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$3,800
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$4,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$4,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University
|
$4,900
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Lehman College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY New York City College of Technology (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$6,100
|
| 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 |
CUNY Lehman College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY New York City College of Technology (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cornell University (in-state)
|
$5,800
|
|
| 1 |
Cornell University (in-state)
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Lehman College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY New York City College of Technology (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University
|
$4,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University
|
$4,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University
|
$4,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Patrick Henry College
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University
|
$4,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
$6,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$7,900
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Lehman College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
|
| 3 |
Covenant College
|
$5,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$5,300
|
|
| 3 |
Brown University
|
$5,500
|
| 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 |
Tufts University
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,200
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$3,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$3,800
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,200
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$3,700
|
|
| 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 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown University
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$3,800
|
|
| 2 |
Brown University
|
$5,500
|
|
| 3 |
Cornell University (in-state)
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$3,800
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University
|
$4,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
College of Staten Island CUNY (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$3,600
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 2 |
Covenant College
|
$5,000
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
