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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 California.
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 California.
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 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 5100 | 53000 | 0.9035 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 6200 | 12900 | 0.5189 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | CUNY City College | 8600 | 31200 | 0.7245 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 4 | Davidson College | 10100 | 89900 | 0.8872 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 5 | Valdosta State University | 10400 | 24800 | 0.5817 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 6 | Santa Monica College | 11800 | 20900 | 0.4365 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 7 | William Jewell College | 12300 | 46900 | 0.738 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4701 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 8 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 12900 | 20300 | 0.3637 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 13300 | 0 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
| 11 | University of South Florida | 13800 | 17100 | 0.1928 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 12 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 12 | University of Idaho | 14100 | 31300 | 0.55 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 12 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 14100 | 25000 | 0.4355 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 15 | Indiana University-South Bend | 14800 | 27500 | 0.4618 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 16 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 41800 | 0.6191 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Northwestern University | 17000 | 89500 | 0.8104 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 18 | Central Washington University | 17100 | 22700 | 0.2464 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 19 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 28100 | 0.3632 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 19 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 17900 | 32100 | 0.443 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 21 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 18300 | 20300 | 0.0985 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
| 22 | Bluffton University | 18400 | 55000 | 0.6652 | 602 | 1025 | 0.6116 | |
| 23 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 18500 | 27600 | 0.3296 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan University | 18800 | 36100 | 0.4792 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 25 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 26 | Lincoln University | 19100 | 36300 | 0.4744 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 27 | University of Mississippi | 19200 | 45500 | 0.5785 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 28 | Lee University | 19300 | 37100 | 0.4792 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 29 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20000 | 49400 | 0.5946 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 30 | Marian University | 20100 | 46100 | 0.5637 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 30 | University of Northern Iowa | 20100 | 24000 | 0.1618 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 32 | Western Michigan University | 20200 | 32300 | 0.3747 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 33 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 20300 | 33400 | 0.3927 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 34 | Henderson State University | 20600 | 32700 | 0.3702 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 35 | Bethany Lutheran College | 20700 | 45200 | 0.5432 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 35 | Saint Peter's University | 20700 | 66300 | 0.6875 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 37 | Augsburg University | 20800 | 56400 | 0.6312 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 37 | Lebanon Valley College | 20800 | 71600 | 0.7097 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 37 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 20800 | 26300 | 0.2094 | 6,197 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 40 | Union College | 21000 | 90400 | 0.768 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4374 | |
| 41 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21400 | 28000 | 0.2353 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 42 | Canisius University | 21700 | 53200 | 0.5917 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 43 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 21800 | 54400 | 0.5994 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 44 | Colorado Christian University | 22400 | 63300 | 0.6459 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 45 | Alma College | 22600 | 70500 | 0.6798 | 1,159 | 1085 | 0.57 | |
| 45 | Azusa Pacific University | 22600 | 63100 | 0.6416 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 45 | Manhattanville University | 22600 | 65300 | 0.6532 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 48 | Buena Vista University | 22700 | 59100 | 0.6166 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 49 | Carlow University | 22800 | 58100 | 0.608 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 49 | Florida State University | 22800 | 25000 | 0.0881 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 51 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 22900 | 22900 | 0 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 51 | Washington State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3783 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 53 | Manchester University | 23100 | 54200 | 0.574 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 54 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 54 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 55600 | 0.5774 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 54 | University of Charleston | 23500 | 56300 | 0.583 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 57 | Western Connecticut State University | 23700 | 30100 | 0.2129 | 3,542 | 1130 | 0.8136 | |
| 58 | New York University | 23900 | 91800 | 0.7395 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 59 | Muskingum University | 24000 | 49600 | 0.5156 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 60 | Calvin University | 24400 | 53000 | 0.5398 | 3,356 | 1214 | 0.7091 | |
| 60 | Northern Michigan University | 24400 | 32900 | 0.2587 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 62 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24800 | 26600 | 0.0708 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 62 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 24800 | 37400 | 0.3373 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 64 | Dordt University | 24900 | 52300 | 0.5237 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
| 64 | University of Rochester | 24900 | 93100 | 0.7328 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 64 | West Texas A & M University | 24900 | 27100 | 0.0811 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 67 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25000 | 40700 | 0.3855 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 67 | University of Saint Mary | 25000 | 51800 | 0.5172 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 67 | Visible Music College | 25000 | 42900 | 0.4172 | 168 | 0 | 0.2868 | |
| 70 | St Bonaventure University | 25300 | 61000 | 0.5849 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 71 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25500 | 36500 | 0.301 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 71 | Michigan State University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1193 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 73 | University of Chicago | 25700 | 95000 | 0.7295 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 74 | Northwood University | 25800 | 54500 | 0.5271 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 75 | Loyola University New Orleans | 25900 | 71100 | 0.636 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 75 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 25900 | 48900 | 0.47 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 75 | University of the Incarnate Word | 25900 | 59900 | 0.568 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 78 | Ball State University | 26000 | 26000 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 79 | Eastern Mennonite University | 26100 | 62000 | 0.5791 | 791 | 1269 | 1 | |
| 80 | Corban University | 26200 | 57300 | 0.5422 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
| 81 | Evangel University | 26300 | 39900 | 0.341 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 81 | Marywood University | 26300 | 55500 | 0.5264 | 1,834 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 81 | North Central University | 26300 | 43800 | 0.3994 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 81 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 81 | Saint Edward's University | 26300 | 71900 | 0.6339 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 86 | Georgia Southern University | 26400 | 26700 | 0.0112 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 87 | St. Francis College | 26600 | 39400 | 0.3253 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 87 | University of Mount Union | 26600 | 50900 | 0.4771 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 89 | Southwestern College | 26700 | 69700 | 0.6172 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 90 | University of North Georgia | 26800 | 35500 | 0.245 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 90 | Webster University | 26800 | 54300 | 0.5061 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 92 | William Jessup University | 26900 | 51600 | 0.4778 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 93 | Capital University | 27000 | 68600 | 0.6065 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 93 | Kennesaw State University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 93 | University of the Pacific | 27000 | 69800 | 0.6124 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 96 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 27200 | 83600 | 0.6749 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 97 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2764 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 97 | Kent State University at Kent | 27400 | 28400 | 0.0352 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 97 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 27400 | 34200 | 0.199 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
| 97 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 27400 | 36700 | 0.2534 | 3,289 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
| 97 | University of Valley Forge | 27400 | 50000 | 0.4517 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
| 102 | Florida Atlantic University | 27600 | 39200 | 0.2961 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 102 | Park University | 27600 | 30800 | 0.104 | 6,238 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 104 | Grand Valley State University | 27700 | 35700 | 0.2241 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 105 | McPherson College | 27800 | 47600 | 0.4163 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 105 | Wilmington College | 27800 | 48200 | 0.4229 | 924 | 1070 | 0.846 | |
| 107 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28000 | 41800 | 0.3301 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 107 | Murray State University | 28000 | 32400 | 0.1355 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 109 | Keene State College | 28200 | 40700 | 0.307 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 110 | Drury University | 28400 | 52900 | 0.463 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 111 | University of Hartford | 28800 | 70100 | 0.5897 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 112 | Messiah University | 29000 | 54100 | 0.4642 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 113 | William Peace University | 29200 | 50200 | 0.4179 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 114 | Hilbert College | 29800 | 54600 | 0.4546 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 115 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 115 | Gannon University | 30000 | 45300 | 0.3378 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 115 | North Central College | 30000 | 62700 | 0.5213 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 118 | Belmont University | 30400 | 67800 | 0.5512 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 118 | Cornerstone University | 30400 | 40100 | 0.2413 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 120 | Mississippi College | 30500 | 45400 | 0.3282 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 121 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30800 | 78100 | 0.6057 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 122 | University of Toledo | 31100 | 42000 | 0.2594 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 123 | Florida Southern College | 31500 | 63200 | 0.5013 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 124 | Albright College | 31800 | 48700 | 0.3471 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 124 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 31800 | 39500 | 0.1951 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 126 | Columbia International University | 31900 | 44800 | 0.2877 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 126 | Harding University | 31900 | 43800 | 0.2712 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 128 | Southeastern University | 32500 | 60500 | 0.4625 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 129 | Southern Oregon University | 32600 | 32600 | 0 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 130 | Spring Arbor University | 32700 | 51100 | 0.3596 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 131 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 132 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4669 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 133 | Ithaca College | 33400 | 72500 | 0.5393 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 133 | University of Saint Joseph | 33400 | 68000 | 0.5092 | 879 | 1174 | 0.7964 | |
| 135 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 54600 | 0.3849 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 136 | St. John Fisher University | 34200 | 63700 | 0.4632 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 136 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 34200 | 48400 | 0.2936 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 138 | Barry University | 34500 | 54600 | 0.3681 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 138 | Valparaiso University | 34500 | 63200 | 0.4535 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 140 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34700 | 62700 | 0.4455 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 140 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 34700 | 49600 | 0.3002 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 142 | North Greenville University | 34900 | 44800 | 0.2205 | 2,020 | 1164 | 0.6667 | |
| 143 | Drake University | 35100 | 68500 | 0.4881 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 144 | Cedarville University | 35300 | 55100 | 0.3606 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
| 144 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 146 | Adelphi University | 35400 | 63300 | 0.4403 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 147 | Abilene Christian University | 35500 | 60700 | 0.4148 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 148 | University of Maine | 35700 | 45100 | 0.2085 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 149 | Andrews University | 35900 | 47100 | 0.2376 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 150 | Towson University | 36000 | 45700 | 0.2122 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 151 | Florida International University | 36100 | 36800 | 0.019 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 151 | Mount Saint Mary College | 36100 | 68400 | 0.4723 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 153 | Alvernia University | 36300 | 68700 | 0.4717 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 153 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 155 | Lawrence Technological University | 36400 | 67800 | 0.4629 | 2,579 | 1155 | 0.7403 | |
| 156 | Georgian Court University | 36600 | 58000 | 0.3691 | 1,478 | 1169 | 0.7052 | |
| 157 | Long Island University | 36700 | 59600 | 0.3844 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 157 | Warner Pacific University | 36700 | 41600 | 0.1175 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 159 | Seattle University | 37200 | 69800 | 0.4668 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 160 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37600 | 51000 | 0.2625 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 161 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 162 | Reinhardt University | 39100 | 49300 | 0.2057 | 1,082 | 1070 | 0.6017 | |
| 163 | Loyola University Chicago | 39200 | 73500 | 0.4665 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 163 | New York Institute of Technology | 39200 | 78600 | 0.5005 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 165 | Arcadia University | 39700 | 71600 | 0.4456 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 165 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 167 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40000 | 53300 | 0.2495 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 168 | University of Georgia | 40300 | 46000 | 0.1242 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 169 | Endicott College | 40500 | 63200 | 0.3591 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
| 170 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 171 | University of Connecticut | 41800 | 41800 | 0 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 172 | Campbell University | 41900 | 65100 | 0.3562 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 173 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 55100 | 0.2379 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 174 | Montclair State University | 42300 | 46600 | 0.0922 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 175 | Butler University | 43100 | 64500 | 0.3317 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 176 | Fordham University | 43200 | 94600 | 0.5436 | 10,307 | 1415 | 0.5628 | |
| 177 | University of the Arts | 44700 | 88300 | 0.4935 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 178 | Oregon State University | 45000 | 61900 | 0.2733 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 179 | Middle Tennessee State University | 45800 | 45800 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 180 | High Point University | 46100 | 70500 | 0.3462 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 181 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 47400 | 69000 | 0.3131 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 182 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48800 | 64400 | 0.2423 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 183 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 50400 | 60300 | 0.1639 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 184 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 50700 | 85700 | 0.4082 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 185 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 51000 | 52900 | 0.0356 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 186 | Drexel University | 51400 | 82600 | 0.3776 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 187 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 188 | Lynn University | 51800 | 64200 | 0.1932 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 188 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 51800 | 56100 | 0.0764 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 188 | University of Colorado Boulder | 51800 | 56300 | 0.0799 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 191 | Columbia College Chicago | 52600 | 67200 | 0.2172 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 192 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 54400 | 66000 | 0.1758 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 193 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 194 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 59200 | 61100 | 0.0309 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 195 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 196 | The New School | 65200 | 104000 | 0.3731 | 1,449 | 1268 | 0.8333 | |
| 197 | Elon University | 66300 | 67300 | 0.0149 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.