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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
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 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 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$4,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| 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 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,100
|
| 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)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,200
|
| 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 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,400
|
| 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 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
Williams College
|
$4,700
|
| 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 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$4,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$4,500
|
|
| 3 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$4,600
|
| 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 Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$4,500
|
|
| 3 |
Williams College
|
$4,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,400
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,400
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$4,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$4,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Victoria
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Midland College
|
$7,600
|
| 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 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
|
$12,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,100
|
|
| 3 |
Kentucky State University
|
$10,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
University of Richmond
|
$11,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$5,800
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,400
|
|
| 3 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| 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
|
$4,400
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$4,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Patrick Henry College
|
$4,600
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of Notre Dame
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$4,500
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$4,500
|
|
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| 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 |
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
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
Williams College
|
$4,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
Curtis Institute of Music
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,400
|
|
| 3 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$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 Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Wellesley College
|
$9,000
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,400
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Bowdoin College
|
$5,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 3 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$4,400
|
|
| 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
|
$4,400
|
