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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 Iowa.
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 Iowa.
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 | 5900 | 53000 | 0.8884 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Davidson College | 9800 | 89900 | 0.891 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 3 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5776 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 4 | University of Chicago | 12300 | 95000 | 0.8706 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 5 | William Jewell College | 12900 | 46900 | 0.7252 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 13300 | 0 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
| 7 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 13500 | 20300 | 0.3342 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 27000 | 0.4813 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 9 | University of South Florida | 14100 | 17100 | 0.1753 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 10 | University of Idaho | 14400 | 26400 | 0.4542 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 11 | Florida International University | 15100 | 23700 | 0.3621 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 12 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 13 | New York University | 15800 | 91800 | 0.8277 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 14 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 15900 | 23300 | 0.3177 | 3,289 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
| 15 | Buena Vista University | 16100 | 59100 | 0.7282 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16500 | 23200 | 0.2885 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 17 | Grand Valley State University | 16800 | 25300 | 0.3364 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 17 | Northwestern University | 16800 | 89500 | 0.8127 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 19 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16900 | 29300 | 0.4236 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 20 | University of Georgia | 17000 | 27100 | 0.3702 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 21 | Eastern Illinois University | 17400 | 27700 | 0.372 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 22 | Keene State College | 17700 | 31900 | 0.4437 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 23 | University of Maine | 18000 | 29000 | 0.3797 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 24 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 18300 | 20300 | 0.0985 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan University | 18800 | 36100 | 0.479 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 26 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 27 | Bluffton University | 19100 | 55000 | 0.6525 | 602 | 1025 | 0.6116 | |
| 28 | Lincoln University | 19200 | 36300 | 0.4716 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 29 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 29 | University of Mississippi | 19500 | 27000 | 0.2777 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 31 | McPherson College | 19800 | 47600 | 0.5845 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 32 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 20000 | 31000 | 0.3545 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 32 | Towson University | 20000 | 30000 | 0.3329 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 34 | Bethany Lutheran College | 20100 | 46400 | 0.5669 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 34 | Lee University | 20100 | 37100 | 0.4577 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 36 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 20200 | 31900 | 0.3662 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 36 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 38 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20500 | 49400 | 0.5845 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 39 | Lebanon Valley College | 20700 | 71600 | 0.7111 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 39 | Western Michigan University | 20700 | 32300 | 0.3592 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 41 | Union College | 21100 | 90400 | 0.7669 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4374 | |
| 42 | Augsburg University | 21200 | 56400 | 0.6241 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 42 | Southern Oregon University | 21200 | 32600 | 0.35 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 44 | Saint Peter's University | 21500 | 66300 | 0.6755 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 45 | Canisius University | 22100 | 53200 | 0.5842 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 46 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 22400 | 54400 | 0.5883 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 47 | Florida State University | 22600 | 25000 | 0.0962 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 48 | Colorado Christian University | 22800 | 63300 | 0.6396 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 49 | Alma College | 22900 | 70500 | 0.6756 | 1,159 | 1085 | 0.57 | |
| 49 | Henderson State University | 22900 | 35900 | 0.3625 | 1,493 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 49 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54200 | 0.5763 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 52 | Carlow University | 23200 | 58100 | 0.6011 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 53 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 54 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 24500 | 0.0285 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 54 | Western Connecticut State University | 23800 | 30100 | 0.2096 | 3,542 | 1130 | 0.8136 | |
| 56 | Muskingum University | 23900 | 49600 | 0.5178 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 56 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 55600 | 0.57 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 58 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.292 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 58 | University of Rochester | 24400 | 93100 | 0.7381 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 60 | Calvin University | 24600 | 53000 | 0.536 | 3,356 | 1214 | 0.7091 | |
| 60 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24600 | 26600 | 0.0779 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 62 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5397 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 63 | Visible Music College | 24800 | 42900 | 0.4219 | 168 | 0 | 0.2868 | |
| 64 | Northern Michigan University | 24900 | 32900 | 0.2435 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 65 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25000 | 36600 | 0.3173 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 66 | West Texas A & M University | 25200 | 27100 | 0.07 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 67 | Dordt University | 25300 | 51400 | 0.5088 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
| 68 | Eastern Mennonite University | 25700 | 62000 | 0.5856 | 791 | 1269 | 1 | |
| 68 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 25700 | 37400 | 0.3132 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 70 | Northwood University | 25900 | 54500 | 0.5252 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 71 | Ball State University | 26000 | 26000 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 72 | Corban University | 26100 | 57300 | 0.5443 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
| 72 | North Central University | 26100 | 43800 | 0.4039 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 74 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26200 | 36500 | 0.2819 | 14,783 | 1140 | 0.8096 | |
| 75 | Evangel University | 26300 | 39900 | 0.341 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 75 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 77 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26400 | 28400 | 0.073 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 77 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26400 | 59900 | 0.5596 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 79 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26700 | 0.0075 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 79 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 26500 | 48900 | 0.4578 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 79 | University of Mount Union | 26500 | 50900 | 0.4791 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 82 | Marywood University | 26700 | 55500 | 0.5192 | 1,834 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 83 | Iowa State University | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3812 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 83 | Saint Edward's University | 26800 | 71900 | 0.6269 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 83 | St. Francis College | 26800 | 39400 | 0.3202 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 86 | Drake University | 26900 | 68500 | 0.6076 | 2,585 | 1283 | 0.6385 | |
| 86 | Southwestern College | 26900 | 69700 | 0.6143 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 86 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 26900 | 83600 | 0.6785 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 89 | Kennesaw State University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 90 | University of North Georgia | 27100 | 35500 | 0.2365 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 90 | Webster University | 27100 | 54300 | 0.5006 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 92 | Capital University | 27300 | 68600 | 0.6021 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 93 | Kent State University at Kent | 27400 | 28400 | 0.0352 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 93 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 27400 | 40900 | 0.3303 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 95 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 95 | Park University | 27600 | 30800 | 0.104 | 6,238 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 95 | Wilmington College | 27600 | 48200 | 0.4268 | 924 | 1070 | 0.846 | |
| 98 | University of Valley Forge | 27700 | 50000 | 0.4457 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
| 99 | Murray State University | 27800 | 32400 | 0.1414 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 100 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 27900 | 34200 | 0.1844 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
| 101 | North Central College | 28000 | 62700 | 0.5531 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 102 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.2232 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 103 | Drury University | 28200 | 52900 | 0.4668 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 104 | Florida Atlantic University | 28300 | 39200 | 0.2782 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 105 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28400 | 41800 | 0.3195 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 106 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 28500 | 41900 | 0.3197 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 107 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5914 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 108 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2138 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 109 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2838 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 110 | Messiah University | 29400 | 54100 | 0.4568 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 111 | University of Toledo | 29500 | 32600 | 0.0943 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 112 | Hilbert College | 29800 | 54600 | 0.4546 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 112 | William Peace University | 29800 | 50200 | 0.4058 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 114 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 29900 | 31100 | 0.0385 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 115 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 116 | Montclair State University | 30200 | 36300 | 0.1681 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 117 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5529 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 117 | Mississippi College | 30300 | 45400 | 0.3324 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 119 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78100 | 0.6096 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 120 | Albright College | 30600 | 48700 | 0.3717 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 120 | Gannon University | 30600 | 45300 | 0.3246 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 122 | St Bonaventure University | 30800 | 61000 | 0.4948 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 123 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66000 | 0.532 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 124 | Manhattanville University | 31200 | 68500 | 0.5442 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 125 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5044 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 126 | Columbia International University | 31700 | 44800 | 0.2919 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 127 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 127 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32100 | 41600 | 0.2286 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 129 | Indiana University-South Bend | 32600 | 46100 | 0.2927 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 129 | Spring Arbor University | 32600 | 51100 | 0.3633 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 131 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 131 | Southeastern University | 32800 | 60500 | 0.4576 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 133 | Harding University | 32900 | 47000 | 0.2995 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 134 | Mount Saint Mary College | 33300 | 68400 | 0.5132 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 135 | University of Saint Joseph | 33500 | 68000 | 0.5077 | 879 | 1174 | 0.7964 | |
| 136 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 136 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 138 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 54600 | 0.383 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 139 | Valparaiso University | 34000 | 62700 | 0.4572 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 140 | St. John Fisher University | 34400 | 63700 | 0.4601 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 141 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 62700 | 0.4471 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 142 | North Greenville University | 34700 | 44800 | 0.2248 | 2,020 | 1164 | 0.6667 | |
| 143 | Barry University | 34900 | 54600 | 0.3607 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 143 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 34900 | 35100 | 0.0057 | 6,197 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 145 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 35000 | 37600 | 0.0685 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 146 | Cedarville University | 35100 | 55100 | 0.364 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
| 147 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 35200 | 49600 | 0.2901 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 148 | Adelphi University | 35300 | 63300 | 0.4433 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 148 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 150 | Abilene Christian University | 35800 | 60700 | 0.4099 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 151 | Lawrence Technological University | 36300 | 67800 | 0.4644 | 2,579 | 1159 | 0.7403 | |
| 151 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 153 | Andrews University | 36400 | 47100 | 0.227 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 153 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 36400 | 53300 | 0.317 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 155 | University of the Pacific | 36500 | 72100 | 0.4939 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 155 | Warner Pacific University | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1221 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 157 | Long Island University | 37300 | 59600 | 0.3744 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 158 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37700 | 51000 | 0.2603 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 159 | University of Connecticut | 37800 | 41800 | 0.0957 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 160 | Seattle University | 38000 | 69800 | 0.4554 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 161 | Xavier University | 38400 | 67500 | 0.4312 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 162 | Washington State University | 38600 | 53900 | 0.2835 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 163 | Reinhardt University | 38900 | 49300 | 0.2096 | 1,082 | 1070 | 0.6017 | |
| 164 | New York Institute of Technology | 39100 | 78600 | 0.5023 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 165 | Arcadia University | 39500 | 71600 | 0.4483 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 166 | SUNY at Purchase College | 39600 | 41300 | 0.0411 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 167 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 168 | Alvernia University | 40000 | 68700 | 0.4179 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 168 | Loyola University Chicago | 40000 | 73500 | 0.4556 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 170 | Endicott College | 40800 | 63200 | 0.3544 | 3,176 | 1255 | 0.7229 | |
| 171 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 172 | CUNY City College | 41500 | 41500 | 0 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 173 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3591 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 174 | Georgian Court University | 43000 | 58000 | 0.2587 | 1,478 | 1169 | 0.7052 | |
| 175 | Butler University | 43300 | 64500 | 0.3286 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 176 | University of the Arts | 44900 | 88300 | 0.4913 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 177 | High Point University | 45800 | 70500 | 0.3504 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 178 | William Jessup University | 46300 | 53100 | 0.128 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 179 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 180 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 47300 | 69000 | 0.3146 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 181 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 48400 | 85700 | 0.435 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 182 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48700 | 64400 | 0.2439 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 183 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 50200 | 60300 | 0.167 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 184 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.039 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 185 | Drexel University | 51200 | 82600 | 0.38 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 186 | University of Colorado Boulder | 51400 | 56300 | 0.087 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 187 | Lynn University | 51600 | 64200 | 0.1963 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 188 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 189 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 53800 | 66000 | 0.1849 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 190 | Fordham University | 56000 | 94600 | 0.4082 | 10,307 | 1415 | 0.5628 | |
| 191 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 192 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 59000 | 61100 | 0.034 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 193 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 194 | The New School | 65400 | 104000 | 0.3711 | 1,449 | 1268 | 0.8333 | |
| 195 | Elon University | 65900 | 67300 | 0.0208 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 196 | Columbia College Chicago | 67200 | 67200 | 0 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.