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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 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Coast Guard Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Coast Guard Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$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 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Coast Guard Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Coast Guard Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,300
|
|
| 3 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$3,900
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$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 California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Coast Guard Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$3,900
|
| 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 Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
New College of Florida
|
$3,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,100
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$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 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,100
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Arizona University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$4,600
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$5,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,400
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
|
| 3 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Principia College
|
$4,500
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$4,800
|
|
| 3 |
Antelope Valley Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$5,200
|
| 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 Coast Guard Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$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 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Coast Guard Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$3,900
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$4,600
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$5,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$3,600
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (off-campus)
|
$4,300
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$3,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
Utah State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Clear Lake
|
$100
|
