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