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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
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cornell University
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$5,200
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$6,100
|
| 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 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cornell University
|
$7,400
|
| 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)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$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 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,100
|
| 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 |
City University of Seattle
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
City University of Seattle
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Davidson College
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$5,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Florida Gateway College
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$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 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
City University of Seattle
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$5,200
|
| 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 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
City University of Seattle
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$5,300
|
| 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 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$5,200
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$5,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$5,200
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Guam
|
$8,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$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 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Cornell University
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City University of Seattle
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$6,000
|
| 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
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$5,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Patrick Henry College
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Bakersfield College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$5,200
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$5,200
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$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
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$5,300
|
| 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
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$7,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,100
|
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