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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 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-boar)
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
|
| 3 |
Trinity College
|
$6,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY City College (no-boar)
|
$7,700
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
|
$9,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$7,700
|
| 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 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Trinity College
|
$6,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Victoria
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$10,900
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Washington University
|
$11,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY City College (no-boar)
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Illinois University
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (no-boar)
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
| 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 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$5,700
|
|
| 1 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 1 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$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 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,500
|
|
| 3 |
Principia College
|
$5,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Trinity College
|
$6,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Houston-Victoria
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
Midland College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
Midland 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 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
Boston University
|
$11,200
|
|
| 3 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
|
$11,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kentucky State University
|
$10,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Kentucky University
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
|
$11,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Richmond
|
$11,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Patrick Henry College
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-boar)
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
|
$11,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dalton State College
|
$10,100
|
|
| 2 |
Fayetteville State University
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Kentucky University
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$8,100
|
| 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
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$5,800
|
|
| 3 |
Trinity College
|
$6,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Curtis Institute of Music
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$5,700
|
|
| 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 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Lehman College (off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Eastern Kentucky University
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
|
$11,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$5,500
|
|
| 3 |
Smith College
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Staten Island CUNY
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Kentucky University
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$5,500
|
|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
|
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$5,100
|
|
| 3 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,500
|
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