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Considering a degree in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia majors who live in Virginia.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Virginia.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle University | 3800 | 11800 | 0.6768 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 2 | Davidson College | 5600 | 89500 | 0.9372 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 3 | Indiana University-South Bend | 9900 | 46500 | 0.7867 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 4 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 5 | Lincoln University | 11600 | 31700 | 0.6334 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 11700 | 48200 | 0.7577 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 7 | Saint Peter's University | 12300 | 67300 | 0.8173 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 7 | University of Chicago | 12300 | 95500 | 0.8709 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic University | 12700 | 25800 | 0.5084 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 9 | William Jewell College | 12700 | 46900 | 0.7295 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 11 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 13900 | 49300 | 0.7178 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 12 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 14100 | 37000 | 0.6188 | 3,289 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
| 13 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 14 | Florida International University | 15100 | 23700 | 0.3621 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 15 | University of North Georgia | 15200 | 21400 | 0.2897 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 16 | Grand Valley State University | 15300 | 25300 | 0.3957 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 17 | Ball State University | 15500 | 22400 | 0.3085 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 18 | Central Washington University | 15600 | 22700 | 0.3124 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 19 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 15900 | 41600 | 0.6185 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 20 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16000 | 23200 | 0.3103 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 21 | Eastern Illinois University | 16200 | 27500 | 0.4085 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 21 | Keene State College | 16200 | 51200 | 0.6839 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 16400 | 45400 | 0.6382 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan University | 16700 | 31800 | 0.4753 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 25 | University of Maine | 16900 | 29300 | 0.4235 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 26 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 27 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 17200 | 44000 | 0.6097 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 28 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 23800 | 0.2483 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 28 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17900 | 33600 | 0.4669 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 30 | University of Colorado Boulder | 18300 | 30600 | 0.4019 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 31 | Bluffton University | 18400 | 56700 | 0.6755 | 602 | 1025 | 0.6116 | |
| 32 | Lee University | 18500 | 37400 | 0.5057 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 33 | Northern Michigan University | 18700 | 33100 | 0.4351 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 33 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 27000 | 0.3073 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 35 | Alma College | 19200 | 64800 | 0.7039 | 1,159 | 1085 | 0.57 | |
| 36 | Western Michigan University | 19600 | 32500 | 0.3974 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 37 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 19800 | 26300 | 0.2474 | 6,197 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 38 | Carlow University | 19900 | 68200 | 0.7082 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 39 | Bethany Lutheran College | 20000 | 46400 | 0.5695 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 40 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 20200 | 60200 | 0.6644 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 40 | Marian University | 20200 | 47200 | 0.5714 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 40 | University of Rochester | 20200 | 93100 | 0.7833 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 43 | Henderson State University | 20400 | 37500 | 0.4564 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 44 | Northwestern University | 20600 | 89500 | 0.7702 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 45 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20700 | 72100 | 0.7127 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 46 | University of the Incarnate Word | 20900 | 73100 | 0.7143 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 47 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 21000 | 50000 | 0.5797 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 48 | Kennesaw State University | 21400 | 26600 | 0.1957 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 49 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 21500 | 38900 | 0.4469 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
| 49 | Union College | 21500 | 90400 | 0.7624 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4374 | |
| 51 | Augsburg University | 21700 | 56400 | 0.6157 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 51 | Southern Oregon University | 21700 | 62000 | 0.6502 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 51 | University of Charleston | 21700 | 63900 | 0.6608 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 54 | New York University | 21900 | 91800 | 0.7612 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 55 | Marywood University | 22200 | 79900 | 0.7224 | 1,834 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 55 | West Texas A & M University | 22200 | 22400 | 0.0089 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 57 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6203 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 58 | Florida State University | 22500 | 22900 | 0.0174 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 59 | Colorado Christian University | 22700 | 74500 | 0.6954 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 60 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5778 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 61 | Murray State University | 22900 | 27600 | 0.1707 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 62 | Mount Saint Mary College | 23000 | 68400 | 0.6638 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 63 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 23100 | 44400 | 0.4794 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 64 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23200 | 35000 | 0.3372 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 65 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23300 | 36800 | 0.367 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 65 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 23300 | 36500 | 0.3619 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
| 67 | Saint Edward's University | 23400 | 91800 | 0.7454 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 68 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 69 | Albright College | 23800 | 49300 | 0.5171 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 69 | Hilbert College | 23800 | 63200 | 0.6237 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 69 | Muskingum University | 23800 | 49600 | 0.5193 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 72 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 23900 | 48900 | 0.5109 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 72 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 65400 | 0.6349 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 72 | Point Park University | 23900 | 57000 | 0.581 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 75 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53000 | 0.5468 | 3,356 | 1214 | 0.7091 | |
| 75 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 24000 | 30500 | 0.2132 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 75 | Visible Music College | 24000 | 45100 | 0.4676 | 168 | 0 | 0.2868 | |
| 78 | St Bonaventure University | 24300 | 61200 | 0.6029 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 79 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24400 | 26600 | 0.0828 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 80 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 24500 | 41300 | 0.4066 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 81 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 82 | Miami University-Oxford | 24800 | 28400 | 0.1267 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 83 | Dordt University | 24900 | 52500 | 0.5254 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
| 84 | Northwood University | 25200 | 54500 | 0.5381 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 85 | SUNY at Purchase College | 25500 | 37500 | 0.3201 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 86 | Corban University | 26000 | 57300 | 0.5456 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
| 86 | Eastern Mennonite University | 26000 | 79800 | 0.6735 | 791 | 1269 | 1 | |
| 88 | Evangel University | 26200 | 44900 | 0.4161 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 88 | North Central University | 26200 | 43900 | 0.4035 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 90 | St. Francis College | 26300 | 39400 | 0.3329 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 91 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4805 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 92 | Southwestern College | 26500 | 76300 | 0.653 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 93 | University of Idaho | 26900 | 45200 | 0.4045 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 94 | Capital University | 27200 | 80300 | 0.6614 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 94 | University of Valley Forge | 27200 | 61100 | 0.555 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
| 96 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2777 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 97 | Park University | 27500 | 31300 | 0.1216 | 6,238 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 97 | Wilmington College | 27500 | 48200 | 0.4295 | 924 | 1070 | 0.846 | |
| 99 | Canisius University | 27700 | 64800 | 0.5729 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 100 | Long Island University | 27800 | 59800 | 0.5356 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 101 | Texas Tech University | 27900 | 27900 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 102 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2268 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 103 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28300 | 41800 | 0.322 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 104 | Cedar Crest College | 28400 | 66000 | 0.5693 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 104 | Messiah University | 28400 | 54200 | 0.4762 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 106 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 107 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 28600 | 48700 | 0.4127 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 108 | Drury University | 28700 | 52900 | 0.4573 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 109 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 109 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29200 | 33200 | 0.1203 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 111 | University of Saint Joseph | 29400 | 83000 | 0.6457 | 879 | 1174 | 0.7964 | |
| 112 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29500 | 42400 | 0.3041 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 113 | William Peace University | 29700 | 50200 | 0.4086 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 114 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 114 | Towson University | 30000 | 30000 | 0 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 116 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 116 | Mississippi College | 30200 | 45400 | 0.3352 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 118 | Southeastern University | 30400 | 60500 | 0.4972 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 119 | Gannon University | 30500 | 52900 | 0.4238 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 120 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30700 | 78100 | 0.6069 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 121 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 30800 | 36500 | 0.1561 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 121 | University of Toledo | 30800 | 42000 | 0.267 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 123 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 123 | McPherson College | 30900 | 53500 | 0.4225 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 125 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31100 | 49800 | 0.3755 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 125 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 127 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5048 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 127 | Western Connecticut State University | 31300 | 49800 | 0.3716 | 3,542 | 1130 | 0.8136 | |
| 129 | Lebanon Valley College | 31400 | 72400 | 0.5665 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 130 | Columbia International University | 31600 | 44800 | 0.2948 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 131 | Ithaca College | 32000 | 72500 | 0.5585 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 131 | Liberty University | 32000 | 60900 | 0.4751 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 133 | North Central College | 32200 | 64900 | 0.5039 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 134 | Spring Arbor University | 32400 | 51100 | 0.3658 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 135 | Alvernia University | 32700 | 69400 | 0.5287 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 136 | Harding University | 32800 | 47000 | 0.3023 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 136 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 32800 | 41200 | 0.2037 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 138 | Old Dominion University | 33200 | 36700 | 0.0935 | 17,746 | 1205 | 0.9036 | |
| 139 | Wilkes University | 33400 | 61900 | 0.4597 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 140 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 55900 | 0.3974 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 141 | Lawrence Technological University | 33800 | 82500 | 0.59 | 2,579 | 1155 | 0.7403 | |
| 142 | Valparaiso University | 34300 | 63000 | 0.4553 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 143 | North Greenville University | 34600 | 44800 | 0.2277 | 2,020 | 1164 | 0.6667 | |
| 143 | Pace University | 34600 | 74800 | 0.5373 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 145 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4928 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 146 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4648 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 147 | Barry University | 34900 | 56400 | 0.381 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 147 | Cedarville University | 34900 | 55100 | 0.3664 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
| 147 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 34900 | 37600 | 0.0719 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 150 | Adelphi University | 35100 | 63300 | 0.4454 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 151 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 152 | Loyola University Chicago | 35400 | 73600 | 0.5191 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 152 | New York Institute of Technology | 35400 | 83600 | 0.5761 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 154 | Abilene Christian University | 35700 | 60700 | 0.4115 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 154 | George Mason University | 35700 | 35800 | 0.0011 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 156 | State University of New York at Cortland | 35800 | 39900 | 0.1029 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 157 | Andrews University | 36400 | 62100 | 0.4139 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 157 | Warner Pacific University | 36400 | 41600 | 0.1252 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 159 | University of the Pacific | 36500 | 71500 | 0.4898 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 160 | Xavier University | 37500 | 67500 | 0.4445 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 161 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37700 | 61400 | 0.3863 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 161 | University of Connecticut | 37700 | 43900 | 0.1414 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 163 | Washington State University | 38500 | 53900 | 0.2859 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 164 | Elon University | 38800 | 58200 | 0.3332 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 164 | Reinhardt University | 38800 | 49300 | 0.2122 | 1,082 | 1070 | 0.6017 | |
| 166 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4501 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 167 | Butler University | 39400 | 68300 | 0.4229 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 168 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39700 | 57000 | 0.3033 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 169 | Endicott College | 40700 | 64200 | 0.366 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
| 169 | Georgian Court University | 40700 | 58000 | 0.2984 | 1,478 | 1169 | 0.7052 | |
| 171 | CUNY City College | 41500 | 41500 | 0 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 172 | Campbell University | 41600 | 65100 | 0.3611 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 173 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 174 | University of Georgia | 43000 | 48700 | 0.1174 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 175 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2748 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 176 | University of the Arts | 45000 | 88000 | 0.4885 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 177 | High Point University | 45700 | 72900 | 0.373 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 178 | Middle Tennessee State University | 46000 | 46000 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 179 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 46100 | 86200 | 0.4651 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 180 | William Jessup University | 46300 | 56700 | 0.1834 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 181 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 182 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 47300 | 65600 | 0.2791 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 183 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48500 | 92100 | 0.4736 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 184 | Drexel University | 48700 | 83800 | 0.4188 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 185 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 50100 | 60300 | 0.1692 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 186 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 50500 | 66500 | 0.2407 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 187 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50700 | 52900 | 0.0417 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 188 | Lynn University | 51400 | 66000 | 0.2212 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 189 | Columbia College Chicago | 52800 | 68600 | 0.2305 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 190 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53400 | 53400 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 191 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 53900 | 56100 | 0.0393 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 192 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 193 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60800 | 63000 | 0.035 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 194 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 195 | The New School | 62600 | 118000 | 0.4697 | 1,449 | 1268 | 0.8333 | |
| 196 | Fordham University | 69800 | 95000 | 0.2651 | 10,307 | 1415 | 0.5628 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.