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Considering a degree in Public Relations/Image Management?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Public Relations/Image Management majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Public Relations/Image Management 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 | Auburn University | 0 | 34400 | 1 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 2 | Washington and Lee University | 7200 | 87100 | 0.9175 | 1,886 | 1488 | 0.1397 | |
| 3 | Boston University | 10300 | 88800 | 0.8844 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 4 | Santa Monica College | 11800 | 20900 | 0.4365 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4701 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 7 | Mississippi Valley State University | 13800 | 22600 | 0.3893 | 2,005 | 865 | 0.5116 | |
| 8 | University of Idaho | 14000 | 31300 | 0.5532 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 9 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 10 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23600 | 0.3946 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 11 | Central Michigan University | 14900 | 40600 | 0.6331 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 12 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 13 | California State University-Long Beach | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3956 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 14 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Appalachian State University | 16600 | 19500 | 0.1485 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 16 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 17 | University of Georgia | 17000 | 27100 | 0.3704 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 18 | University of Rhode Island | 18000 | 34400 | 0.4765 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 19 | Morgan State University | 18100 | 19700 | 0.0813 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 20 | Eastern Michigan University | 18900 | 36100 | 0.4765 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 20 | Montana State University Billings | 18900 | 29100 | 0.3506 | 3,881 | 1035 | 0.9991 | |
| 20 | San Jose State University | 18900 | 30000 | 0.3702 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 20 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 24 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 25 | Lee University | 19300 | 37100 | 0.4792 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 26 | University of Southern California | 19500 | 71400 | 0.7271 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 27 | Loras College | 19900 | 56900 | 0.6503 | 1,169 | 1110 | 0.1854 | |
| 28 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20800 | 88800 | 0.7659 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 29 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 30 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 22200 | 34400 | 0.3546 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 31 | Colorado Christian University | 22300 | 63300 | 0.6475 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 32 | University of Memphis | 22400 | 30000 | 0.2538 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 33 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 22600 | 56500 | 0.6004 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 34 | Saint Ambrose University | 22900 | 54500 | 0.5799 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 35 | Eastern Kentucky University | 23100 | 38000 | 0.3917 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 36 | Monmouth College | 23400 | 61400 | 0.619 | 727 | 1150 | 0.866 | |
| 36 | Utica University | 23400 | 41100 | 0.4303 | 2,333 | 1120 | 0.8679 | |
| 38 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 55600 | 0.5774 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 39 | Freed-Hardeman University | 24300 | 35100 | 0.308 | 1,878 | 1180 | 0.9061 | |
| 40 | Northern Michigan University | 24400 | 32900 | 0.2587 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 41 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24800 | 26600 | 0.0708 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 42 | Dordt University | 24900 | 52300 | 0.5237 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
| 43 | Dominican University | 25000 | 55500 | 0.5494 | 2,690 | 1035 | 0.9032 | |
| 43 | Lewis University | 25000 | 57400 | 0.5641 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 45 | Iowa State University | 25200 | 41500 | 0.3935 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 46 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51100 | 0.4996 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 47 | South Dakota State University | 25800 | 28700 | 0.1005 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 48 | Marquette University | 26000 | 65700 | 0.6039 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 49 | Otterbein University | 26100 | 66500 | 0.6079 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 50 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 51 | Georgia Southern University | 26400 | 26700 | 0.0112 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 52 | Northern Kentucky University | 26600 | 31600 | 0.1581 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 53 | Webster University | 26800 | 54300 | 0.5061 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 54 | Central Washington University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 55 | Capital University | 27000 | 68600 | 0.6065 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 56 | Hood College | 27300 | 71400 | 0.6177 | 1,198 | 1055 | 0.7777 | |
| 57 | Cleveland State University | 27400 | 37300 | 0.2656 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 58 | Murray State University | 28000 | 32400 | 0.1355 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 58 | York College of Pennsylvania | 28000 | 41400 | 0.3238 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 60 | Keene State College | 28200 | 40700 | 0.307 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 61 | Lipscomb University | 28300 | 57600 | 0.5085 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 61 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 28300 | 35400 | 0.2008 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 61 | University of Central Missouri | 28300 | 33200 | 0.1473 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 61 | University of Northern Iowa | 28300 | 36200 | 0.218 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 65 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 31500 | 0.0921 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 66 | American University | 28900 | 82000 | 0.6477 | 7,476 | 1372 | 0.6187 | |
| 67 | Salem State University | 29000 | 38900 | 0.2542 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 68 | Southern Adventist University | 29300 | 44900 | 0.3483 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 69 | Mercy University | 29500 | 44500 | 0.3372 | 6,775 | 1135 | 0.8584 | |
| 70 | Westminster College | 29900 | 57500 | 0.4797 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 71 | Gannon University | 30000 | 45300 | 0.3378 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 71 | Huntington University | 30000 | 44300 | 0.3231 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 71 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 74 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30300 | 39600 | 0.2351 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 75 | Syracuse University | 30400 | 83100 | 0.6342 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 76 | Averett University | 30500 | 57200 | 0.467 | 1,180 | 1010 | 0.478 | |
| 76 | Mississippi College | 30500 | 45400 | 0.3282 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 78 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30900 | 54600 | 0.4339 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 79 | Rider University | 31100 | 64300 | 0.5162 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 80 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31300 | 38300 | 0.1825 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 81 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 31500 | 64500 | 0.5122 | 3,094 | 1105 | 0.8832 | |
| 82 | Harding University | 31900 | 43800 | 0.2712 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 83 | Baldwin Wallace University | 32100 | 47300 | 0.3213 | 2,862 | 1194 | 0.757 | |
| 83 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 85 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 32300 | 38500 | 0.1611 | 7,890 | 1105 | 0.2056 | |
| 86 | Rockhurst University | 32700 | 62500 | 0.4769 | 2,304 | 1124 | 0.7089 | |
| 87 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32800 | 34700 | 0.0547 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 88 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 54600 | 0.3849 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 89 | Taylor University | 34100 | 57600 | 0.4076 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 90 | Drake University | 35100 | 68500 | 0.4881 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 91 | Mount Mercy University | 35600 | 61200 | 0.4186 | 1,185 | 1075 | 0.7876 | |
| 92 | Western Kentucky University | 36200 | 41900 | 0.1361 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 93 | Southern Methodist University | 36700 | 81700 | 0.551 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 94 | Illinois State University | 37800 | 45900 | 0.1782 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 95 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 38000 | 53900 | 0.295 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 96 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 97 | Washington State University | 38800 | 53900 | 0.2799 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 98 | Wayne State University | 38900 | 45500 | 0.145 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 99 | Seton Hall University | 39800 | 67400 | 0.4093 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 100 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40000 | 53300 | 0.2495 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 101 | Temple University | 41000 | 56100 | 0.2691 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 102 | Hofstra University | 41900 | 74600 | 0.4382 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 102 | Quinnipiac University | 41900 | 79200 | 0.4709 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 104 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 105 | University of Florida | 43600 | 45600 | 0.0438 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 106 | Winthrop University | 44000 | 44000 | 0 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 107 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 108 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 109 | Columbia College Chicago | 52600 | 67200 | 0.2172 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 110 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 111 | University of Oregon | 59500 | 68900 | 0.1362 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 112 | Gonzaga University | 73200 | 73200 | 0 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.