The Best Noise-Cancelling Headphones in 2024 That Cost Less Than AirPods Max

Sony's flagship over-ear headphones are fitted with Dual Noise Sensor technology and up to 30 hours of battery life. Use the Touch Sensor controls to pause play, skip tracks, control volume, activate your voice assistant, and answer phone calls.

These Beats offer excellent noise cancellation whether you're using them to listen to a recorded lecture or chatting with friends while walking around campus. They're also luxurious and plush, and comfortable enough for lengthy wear sessions. 

These are built for audiophiles, but they're great for students who want a comfortable pair of headphones. While they block out sound (a boon for students), their transparency mode lets you hear all the important things. But you can melt back into the music as soon as you're ready. They're sleek, lightweight, and offer 60 hours of playback time with fast charging.

These budget-friendly headphones come with a whopping 50 hours of battery life and can still manage to keep all the ambient noise out of your ears so your music remains untainted. They're also stylish, sturdy and support virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

These noise-cancelling headphones offer world-class performance and spatial audio for more immersive sound. CustomTune technology also delivers a more personalized experience, and you can get up to 24 hours of battery life.

Not only will you have remarkable sound quality with these headphones, but you'll also enjoy their Pure Adaptive Noise Cancelling technology that adapts to your surroundings to calibrate the audio in real-time.

Don't let these budget-priced headphones fool you. They come with three noise-cancellation modes as well as customizable equalization options by way of the Anker app. They offer 40 hours of battery life with active noise cancellation turned on and 60 without it. Either way, for less than $100, you're getting a pair of headphones that can handle just about any listening situation for less.

These headphones feature Sony’s lightest Wireless Noise-canceling headband ever. With a super comfortable and lightweight design, they also have high sound quality and well-balanced sound tuning.

These crisp, great-sounding headphones are eye-catching and lightweight, which makes them perfect for style-conscious students. They include fantastic noise-cancellation options, spatial audio support and voice control so you can spin through your favorite songs without manually changing each tune.

Consistently at the top of the list for best noise-canceling headphones, the Bose 700s have 11 levels of active noise cancelling and unrivaled voice pickup for the clearest calls.

If you need a good pair of headphones to take to the gym, and these will do the trick. Not only do they offer active noise cancelling, but they also come rated at IPX4 to keep out sweat and water if you decide to have a super hard day getting fit. They also boast a 35-hour battery life so they'll be able to hang in there for an entire week of gym sessions without a charge. They also look super sporty and are quite lightweight.

Students are going to need to blow off some steam by gaming. And what better way to do so than with a gaming headset with noise cancellation? These come in fun candy colors and feature an excellent "Gaming Mode" for low latency connections to reduce lag. Its ANC swiftly reduces ambient noises and outside annoyances to keep you in the game or enjoying your favorite tunes.

This budget pair of headphones has a great-looking satin finish and booming 40mm ironless drivers for high-resolution sound. They can block noise up to 25dB for excellent active noise cancellation. Its accompanying Cleer+ app can even help you optimize the balance between the noise in your environment and what you're listening to. Sixty hours of battery life can keep you juiced up as long as you need.