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Browse U.S. colleges by cost and outcomes, using College Scorecard data across all 50 states. Find colleges similar to your target school that cost less but deliver comparable earnings.

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School	Net Price	Earnings (10yr)	Enrollment	Action
Navajo Technical University Crownpoint, NM · Public	$5,338	$26,364	1,124	Find Alternatives
Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH · Public	$13,555	$40,004	1,115	Find Alternatives
Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, ID · Private Nonprofit	$29,580	$51,719	1,024	Find Alternatives
New England College Henniker, NH · Private Nonprofit	$26,972	$42,092	1,022	Find Alternatives
Northland Pioneer College Holbrook, AZ · Public	$9,240	$34,199	1,010	Find Alternatives
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · Public	$9,873	$76,489	995	Find Alternatives
Nashville Auto-Diesel College Nashville, TN · Private For-Profit	$32,544	$46,396	967	Find Alternatives
North Central Michigan College Petoskey, MI · Public	$10,083	$36,594	942	Find Alternatives
Northern New Mexico College Espanola, NM · Public	$7,276	$38,112	926	Find Alternatives
Northeastern Technical College Cheraw, SC · Public	$6,913	$32,141	921	Find Alternatives
Northwest College Powell, WY · Public	$7,463	$36,950	890	Find Alternatives
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA · Public	$9,256	$32,503	866	Find Alternatives
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans, LA · Private Nonprofit	$10,829	-	865	Find Alternatives
Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA · Public	$14,800	$50,776	864	Find Alternatives
Neosho County Community College Chanute, KS · Public	$10,271	$45,966	862	Find Alternatives
Newman University Wichita, KS · Private Nonprofit	$19,971	$55,041	851	Find Alternatives
New York Film Academy Burbank, CA · Private For-Profit	$39,011	$29,633	849	Find Alternatives
New College of Florida Sarasota, FL · Public	$7,195	$48,082	843	Find Alternatives
North Country Community College Saranac Lake, NY · Public	$11,868	$38,276	819	Find Alternatives
North Florida College Madison, FL · Public	$804	$33,929	793	Find Alternatives
Northeastern Junior College Sterling, CO · Public	$13,801	$39,893	786	Find Alternatives
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Omaha, NE · Private Nonprofit	$21,863	$65,071	781	Find Alternatives
New River Community and Technical College Beaver, WV · Public	$3,599	$29,073	770	Find Alternatives
National American University-Rapid City Rapid City, SD · Private For-Profit	$31,062	$37,325	764	Find Alternatives
Northwest Technical College Bemidji, MN · Public	$10,996	$42,930	751	Find Alternatives
Northwestern Technological Institute Southfield, MI · Private For-Profit	$34,423	$41,237	746	Find Alternatives
North-West College-Riverside Riverside, CA · Private For-Profit	$33,139	$39,876	717	Find Alternatives
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay Clearwater, FL · Private For-Profit	$27,476	$59,029	713	Find Alternatives
North Central University Minneapolis, MN · Private Nonprofit	$25,817	$45,064	709	Find Alternatives
Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD · Private Nonprofit	$19,169	$65,344	709	Find Alternatives
New Castle School of Trades New Castle, PA · Private For-Profit	$8,361	$44,814	700	Find Alternatives
Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI · Public	$8,255	$38,643	663	Find Alternatives
North-West College-West Covina West Covina, CA · Private For-Profit	$30,332	$37,542	653	Find Alternatives
North-West College-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Private For-Profit	$33,503	$39,876	652	Find Alternatives
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island Pawtucket, RI · Private For-Profit	$15,866	$53,085	646	Find Alternatives
Northwest University Kirkland, WA · Private Nonprofit	$22,288	$54,914	645	Find Alternatives
Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle, ME · Public	$7,181	$43,348	638	Find Alternatives
North-West College-San Diego San Diego, CA · Private For-Profit	$46,503	$41,472	636	Find Alternatives
Northwest Indian College Bellingham, WA · Public	$3,136	$35,447	629	Find Alternatives
North American University Stafford, TX · Private Nonprofit	$18,721	-	609	Find Alternatives
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo, NM · Public	$7,369	$39,067	591	Find Alternatives
North American Trade Schools Baltimore, MD · Private For-Profit	$8,597	$39,756	534	Find Alternatives
National Polytechnic College Lakewood, CA · Private For-Profit	$30,669	$30,781	516	Find Alternatives
National Career Education Citrus Heights, CA · Private For-Profit	$25,380	$38,015	515	Find Alternatives
New Professions Technical Institute Miami, FL · Private For-Profit	$50,756	$25,962	514	Find Alternatives
North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA · Private For-Profit	$28,922	$39,876	513	Find Alternatives
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute Jamaica, NY · Private For-Profit	$24,721	$50,963	470	Find Alternatives
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA · Private Nonprofit	$25,181	$92,538	464	Find Alternatives
Nevada Career Institute Las Vegas, NV · Private For-Profit	$41,741	$41,472	461	Find Alternatives
Neumont College of Computer Science Salt Lake City, UT · Private For-Profit	$35,205	$97,827	453	Find Alternatives

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Most-recent institution + cost-of-attendance file · 2024 (latest release) Accessed 2026-07-01 Net price is the average annual cost paid by federal-aid recipients. Earnings reflect graduate income 10 years after enrollment, per IRS-linked Treasury data.

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