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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 North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | 5800 | 89500 | 0.9355 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 3 | CUNY City College | 7600 | 31200 | 0.7565 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 4 | Indiana University-South Bend | 10000 | 46500 | 0.7845 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 5 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 6 | Lincoln University | 11500 | 31700 | 0.6365 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 7 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 11700 | 48200 | 0.7577 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 8 | University of Chicago | 12300 | 95500 | 0.8709 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 9 | Saint Peter's University | 12400 | 67300 | 0.8158 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 10 | William Jewell College | 12900 | 46900 | 0.7252 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 13300 | 0 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 13500 | 23200 | 0.418 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 13 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 14000 | 49300 | 0.7158 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 14 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 14200 | 37000 | 0.616 | 3,289 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
| 15 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 16 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4463 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 17 | University of North Georgia | 15300 | 48000 | 0.6815 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 17 | Western Carolina University | 15300 | 16500 | 0.0759 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 19 | Grand Valley State University | 15500 | 25300 | 0.3878 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 19 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 15500 | 27600 | 0.4383 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 21 | Ball State University | 15600 | 22400 | 0.304 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 22 | Central Washington University | 15700 | 27900 | 0.438 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 23 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16000 | 23200 | 0.3103 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 24 | Keene State College | 16300 | 51200 | 0.6818 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 24 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 16300 | 42300 | 0.6145 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 26 | Eastern Illinois University | 16400 | 27500 | 0.4025 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan University | 16800 | 31800 | 0.4722 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 28 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 17800 | 48000 | 0.6287 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 29 | Georgia Southern University | 18000 | 26800 | 0.3289 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 30 | Bluffton University | 18600 | 56700 | 0.672 | 602 | 1025 | 0.6116 | |
| 30 | University of Colorado Boulder | 18600 | 30600 | 0.3921 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 32 | Lee University | 18700 | 37400 | 0.5003 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 32 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 45000 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 34 | Northern Michigan University | 18800 | 33100 | 0.4321 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 35 | Alma College | 19200 | 64800 | 0.7039 | 1,159 | 1085 | 0.57 | |
| 36 | Western Michigan University | 19700 | 32500 | 0.3943 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 37 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 19800 | 26300 | 0.2474 | 6,197 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 37 | University of Northern Iowa | 19800 | 24000 | 0.1751 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 39 | Bethany Lutheran College | 20000 | 46400 | 0.5695 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 39 | Carlow University | 20000 | 68200 | 0.7067 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 41 | Marian University | 20200 | 47200 | 0.5714 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 41 | University of Rochester | 20200 | 93100 | 0.7833 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 43 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 20300 | 60200 | 0.6628 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 44 | Henderson State University | 20400 | 37500 | 0.4564 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 45 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20700 | 72100 | 0.7127 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 45 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 20700 | 30700 | 0.3231 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 47 | Northwestern University | 20800 | 89500 | 0.7679 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 48 | University of the Incarnate Word | 21000 | 73100 | 0.7129 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 49 | Kennesaw State University | 21500 | 26600 | 0.1919 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 49 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 21500 | 38900 | 0.4469 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
| 51 | University of Charleston | 21700 | 63900 | 0.6608 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 52 | Augsburg University | 21800 | 56400 | 0.6139 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 52 | Union College | 21800 | 90400 | 0.7591 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4374 | |
| 54 | New York University | 21900 | 91800 | 0.7612 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 54 | Southern Oregon University | 21900 | 62000 | 0.6469 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 56 | West Texas A & M University | 22200 | 22400 | 0.0089 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 57 | Marywood University | 22300 | 79900 | 0.7212 | 1,834 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 58 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6203 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 59 | Florida State University | 22500 | 32500 | 0.3077 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 60 | Colorado Christian University | 22800 | 74500 | 0.694 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 60 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5778 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 62 | Mount Saint Mary College | 23100 | 68400 | 0.6624 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 63 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23200 | 35000 | 0.3372 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 63 | Eastern Mennonite University | 23200 | 79700 | 0.7085 | 791 | 1269 | 1 | |
| 63 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 23200 | 44400 | 0.4771 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 66 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23400 | 36800 | 0.3643 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 66 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 36500 | 0.3592 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
| 68 | Saint Edward's University | 23500 | 91800 | 0.7443 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 69 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 70 | Albright College | 23800 | 49300 | 0.5171 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 70 | Hilbert College | 23800 | 63200 | 0.6237 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 70 | Muskingum University | 23800 | 49600 | 0.5193 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 73 | Point Park University | 23900 | 57000 | 0.581 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 74 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53000 | 0.5468 | 3,356 | 1214 | 0.7091 | |
| 74 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 24000 | 48900 | 0.5088 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 74 | Oral Roberts University | 24000 | 65400 | 0.6333 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 77 | Visible Music College | 24100 | 45100 | 0.4654 | 168 | 0 | 0.2868 | |
| 78 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 24200 | 30500 | 0.2067 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 79 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2923 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 79 | St Bonaventure University | 24300 | 61200 | 0.6029 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 81 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24400 | 26600 | 0.0828 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 82 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 24600 | 41300 | 0.4041 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 83 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5402 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 84 | Dordt University | 25000 | 52500 | 0.5235 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
| 85 | Northwood University | 25200 | 54500 | 0.5381 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 86 | SUNY at Purchase College | 25500 | 37500 | 0.3201 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 87 | William Peace University | 25800 | 50200 | 0.4868 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 88 | Corban University | 26000 | 57300 | 0.5456 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
| 89 | North Central University | 26200 | 43900 | 0.4035 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 90 | Evangel University | 26300 | 44900 | 0.4139 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 90 | St. Francis College | 26300 | 39400 | 0.3329 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 92 | University of Mount Union | 26400 | 50900 | 0.4805 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 93 | Southwestern College | 26500 | 76300 | 0.653 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 94 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 26700 | 36500 | 0.2684 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 95 | University of Idaho | 26900 | 45200 | 0.4045 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 96 | University of Valley Forge | 27200 | 61100 | 0.555 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
| 97 | Capital University | 27300 | 80300 | 0.6601 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 98 | Kent State University at Kent | 27400 | 28400 | 0.0352 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 99 | Park University | 27500 | 31300 | 0.1216 | 6,238 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 99 | Wilmington College | 27500 | 48200 | 0.4295 | 924 | 1070 | 0.846 | |
| 101 | Canisius University | 27800 | 64800 | 0.5714 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 102 | Long Island University | 28000 | 59800 | 0.5322 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 103 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28400 | 41800 | 0.3193 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 104 | Cedar Crest College | 28500 | 66000 | 0.5678 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 104 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 28500 | 48700 | 0.4147 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 104 | Messiah University | 28500 | 54200 | 0.4743 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 104 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 108 | Drury University | 28700 | 52900 | 0.4573 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 109 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2147 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 110 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 110 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29200 | 33900 | 0.1387 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 112 | University of Saint Joseph | 29400 | 83000 | 0.6457 | 879 | 1174 | 0.7964 | |
| 112 | University of Toledo | 29400 | 32600 | 0.0983 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 114 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29500 | 42400 | 0.3041 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 115 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 115 | Mississippi College | 30200 | 45400 | 0.3352 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 117 | Southeastern University | 30400 | 60500 | 0.4972 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 118 | Gannon University | 30600 | 52900 | 0.4219 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 119 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30700 | 78100 | 0.6069 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 120 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 121 | McPherson College | 31000 | 53500 | 0.4207 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 122 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31100 | 49800 | 0.3755 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 122 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 124 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5048 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 124 | Western Connecticut State University | 31300 | 49800 | 0.3716 | 3,542 | 1130 | 0.8136 | |
| 126 | Lebanon Valley College | 31400 | 72400 | 0.5665 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 127 | Columbia International University | 31600 | 44800 | 0.2948 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 128 | Ithaca College | 32000 | 72500 | 0.5585 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 128 | Liberty University | 32000 | 60900 | 0.4748 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 130 | North Central College | 32200 | 64900 | 0.5039 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 131 | Spring Arbor University | 32400 | 51100 | 0.3658 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 132 | Alvernia University | 32700 | 69400 | 0.5287 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 133 | Harding University | 32800 | 47000 | 0.3023 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 134 | Campbell University | 32900 | 65100 | 0.4939 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 135 | Wilkes University | 33600 | 61900 | 0.4572 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 136 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 55900 | 0.3974 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 137 | Lawrence Technological University | 33900 | 82500 | 0.5888 | 2,579 | 1155 | 0.7403 | |
| 138 | Valparaiso University | 34300 | 63000 | 0.4553 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 139 | North Greenville University | 34600 | 44800 | 0.2277 | 2,020 | 1164 | 0.6667 | |
| 139 | Pace University | 34600 | 74800 | 0.5373 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 141 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4928 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 142 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4648 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 143 | Barry University | 34900 | 56400 | 0.381 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 143 | Cedarville University | 34900 | 55100 | 0.3664 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
| 143 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 34900 | 37600 | 0.0719 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 146 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 147 | Adelphi University | 35100 | 63300 | 0.4454 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 148 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 149 | Loyola University Chicago | 35400 | 73600 | 0.5191 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 149 | New York Institute of Technology | 35400 | 83600 | 0.5761 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 151 | Abilene Christian University | 35800 | 60700 | 0.4099 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 151 | State University of New York at Cortland | 35800 | 39900 | 0.1029 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 153 | Drexel University | 36300 | 83800 | 0.5668 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 154 | Andrews University | 36400 | 62100 | 0.4139 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 154 | University of the Pacific | 36400 | 71500 | 0.4912 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 154 | Warner Pacific University | 36400 | 41600 | 0.1252 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 157 | Florida International University | 36500 | 36800 | 0.0081 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 158 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36600 | 36600 | 0 | 12,216 | 1020 | 0.4617 | |
| 159 | Xavier University | 37500 | 67500 | 0.4445 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 160 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37700 | 61400 | 0.3863 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 160 | University of Connecticut | 37700 | 43900 | 0.1414 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 162 | Towson University | 37800 | 46400 | 0.1854 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 163 | Washington State University | 38500 | 53900 | 0.2859 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 164 | Texas Tech University | 38600 | 41000 | 0.0586 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 165 | Reinhardt University | 38800 | 49300 | 0.2122 | 1,082 | 1070 | 0.6017 | |
| 166 | Elon University | 39000 | 57000 | 0.3164 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 167 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4501 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 168 | Butler University | 39400 | 68300 | 0.4229 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 169 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39700 | 57000 | 0.3033 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 170 | Endicott College | 40600 | 64200 | 0.3675 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
| 171 | Georgian Court University | 40700 | 58000 | 0.2984 | 1,478 | 1169 | 0.7052 | |
| 172 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 173 | Appalachian State University | 43600 | 43600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 174 | Florida Atlantic University | 44400 | 44400 | 0 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 175 | University of the Arts | 44900 | 88000 | 0.4896 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 176 | University of Maine | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 177 | High Point University | 45700 | 70100 | 0.3473 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 178 | University of Georgia | 45900 | 51600 | 0.1108 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 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 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 48500 | 69000 | 0.2972 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 183 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48500 | 92100 | 0.4736 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 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 | 53000 | 68600 | 0.2275 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 190 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53400 | 53400 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 191 | Miami University-Oxford | 56600 | 56600 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 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 | 62700 | 118000 | 0.4688 | 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.