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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 Illinois.
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 Illinois.
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 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 2 | Washington and Lee University | 10100 | 95500 | 0.8942 | 1,916 | 1484 | 0.1354 | |
| 3 | Mississippi Valley State University | 10300 | 26700 | 0.6137 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 4 | Northern Michigan University | 11700 | 32200 | 0.6375 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11800 | 22900 | 0.4856 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 6 | Wayne State University | 12400 | 32900 | 0.6228 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 7 | Eastern Illinois University | 12700 | 24300 | 0.4766 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 8 | Boston University | 13000 | 114300 | 0.8861 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 13600 | 38400 | 0.6464 | 8,945 | 1099 | 0.975 | |
| 10 | University of Houston | 13800 | 21800 | 0.3669 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan University | 14200 | 33900 | 0.5804 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 12 | Northern Illinois University | 14300 | 28100 | 0.4927 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 12 | University of Memphis | 14300 | 37800 | 0.622 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 14 | Salem State University | 14400 | 33900 | 0.5759 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 15 | Murray State University | 14900 | 27000 | 0.4495 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 16 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15200 | 25700 | 0.4085 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 17 | Central Michigan University | 15400 | 38700 | 0.6019 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 18 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 18 | Texas State University | 15600 | 26200 | 0.4043 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 20 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 21 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 22 | Keene State College | 17600 | 31100 | 0.4347 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 23 | Texas Tech University | 18200 | 27100 | 0.3283 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 24 | Central Washington University | 18500 | 22700 | 0.1848 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 25 | San Jose State University | 18700 | 41100 | 0.5452 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 26 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 27 | Lewis University | 19500 | 57700 | 0.6619 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 28 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19700 | 79300 | 0.7523 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 29 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 30 | Iowa State University | 19900 | 24200 | 0.179 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 30 | University of Southern California | 19900 | 76200 | 0.7388 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 30 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 19900 | 43200 | 0.5394 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 33 | University of Rhode Island | 20000 | 81200 | 0.7536 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 34 | Montana State University Billings | 20200 | 54900 | 0.6319 | 3,881 | 1090 | 1 | |
| 34 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20200 | 57300 | 0.6479 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 36 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 20400 | 25500 | 0.2 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 37 | University of Northern Iowa | 20700 | 24000 | 0.137 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 38 | Ferris State University | 21000 | 30200 | 0.3046 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 39 | Washington State University | 21100 | 36200 | 0.417 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 40 | Loras College | 21700 | 58400 | 0.6289 | 1,073 | 1110 | 0.6966 | |
| 41 | South Dakota State University | 21900 | 25200 | 0.1305 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 42 | Freed-Hardeman University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 1,873 | 1120 | 0.5968 | |
| 43 | Point Park University | 23300 | 70900 | 0.6715 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 44 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23700 | 34200 | 0.3073 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 45 | Monmouth College | 23800 | 63400 | 0.6252 | 713 | 1120 | 0.9085 | |
| 46 | Dominican University | 24000 | 56000 | 0.5723 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 47 | Oral Roberts University | 24200 | 78200 | 0.6901 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 48 | Campbellsville University | 24300 | 45200 | 0.4628 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 48 | University of Central Missouri | 24300 | 35800 | 0.3225 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 50 | Columbia College Chicago | 24400 | 63200 | 0.6143 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 51 | American University | 24700 | 86200 | 0.7138 | 6,730 | 1393 | 0.6556 | |
| 52 | Illinois State University | 25100 | 36400 | 0.3118 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 53 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51700 | 0.5047 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 54 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5535 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 55 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 81000 | 0.6814 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 56 | Western Kentucky University | 26300 | 47700 | 0.4485 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 57 | Rider University | 26800 | 60200 | 0.5551 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 58 | Hood College | 27000 | 71400 | 0.6215 | 1,157 | 1055 | 0.8517 | |
| 59 | Capital University | 27100 | 63100 | 0.5706 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 59 | Cleveland State University | 27100 | 38500 | 0.2959 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 61 | California State University-Long Beach | 27300 | 43100 | 0.367 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 62 | Winthrop University | 28300 | 38600 | 0.2665 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 63 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 36500 | 0.2167 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 64 | Morgan State University | 29100 | 41800 | 0.3038 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 65 | Northern Kentucky University | 29600 | 34800 | 0.1493 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 66 | Southern Adventist University | 29700 | 46900 | 0.3666 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 66 | Southern Methodist University | 29700 | 88100 | 0.6632 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 68 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4413 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 69 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 30700 | 69000 | 0.5545 | 3,314 | 1094 | 0.8199 | |
| 70 | Suffolk University | 31000 | 110800 | 0.7201 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 71 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.474 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 72 | Kent State University at Kent | 31200 | 37500 | 0.1678 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 73 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 31300 | 38500 | 0.1871 | 7,637 | 1115 | 0.1865 | |
| 74 | Rockhurst University | 32000 | 62500 | 0.4873 | 1,964 | 1159 | 0.9392 | |
| 75 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32700 | 40200 | 0.1866 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 76 | Saint Ambrose University | 33000 | 57700 | 0.4283 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 77 | Southeastern University | 33400 | 56200 | 0.4054 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 78 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 79 | Drake University | 33600 | 68500 | 0.5091 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 80 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 69900 | 0.5181 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 81 | Lee University | 34200 | 37800 | 0.0952 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 82 | University of Idaho | 34800 | 48700 | 0.2854 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 83 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 84 | Auburn University | 36400 | 85500 | 0.5741 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 84 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36400 | 53600 | 0.321 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 86 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 37200 | 69100 | 0.4615 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 87 | Xavier University | 37500 | 107200 | 0.6501 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 88 | Seton Hall University | 38300 | 67700 | 0.4344 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 89 | Baldwin Wallace University | 39000 | 66100 | 0.4102 | 2,532 | 1210 | 0.7739 | |
| 90 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57400 | 0.2823 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 91 | Mercy University | 41300 | 46400 | 0.11 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 92 | Biola University | 41900 | 71200 | 0.4116 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 93 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 94 | Appalachian State University | 46100 | 46100 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 95 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 47200 | 53300 | 0.1144 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 96 | Georgia Southern University | 47400 | 47900 | 0.0104 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 97 | University of Georgia | 48600 | 51800 | 0.0618 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 98 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 67900 | 0.2817 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 98 | Marquette University | 48800 | 75900 | 0.3572 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 100 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49800 | 58800 | 0.153 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 101 | Quinnipiac University | 50200 | 118300 | 0.5755 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 102 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 103 | The University of Alabama | 53700 | 66500 | 0.1925 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 104 | Hofstra University | 59000 | 83400 | 0.2925 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 105 | University of Oregon | 69000 | 71300 | 0.0321 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 | |
| 106 | Gonzaga University | 70800 | 76400 | 0.0733 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.