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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 Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | Washington and Lee University | 9400 | 96000 | 0.9024 | 1,886 | 1488 | 0.1397 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky University | 9700 | 22900 | 0.5775 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 4 | Boston University | 11200 | 91600 | 0.878 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 5 | University of Houston | 13100 | 23100 | 0.433 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 6 | Mississippi Valley State University | 13200 | 21600 | 0.3896 | 2,005 | 885 | 0.5116 | |
| 7 | Central Michigan University | 14400 | 37400 | 0.6155 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 8 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 9 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4438 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 10 | Central Washington University | 15400 | 22700 | 0.3212 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 11 | University of Memphis | 15500 | 26400 | 0.4137 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 12 | Eastern Illinois University | 15800 | 27500 | 0.426 | 6,785 | 990 | 0.6535 | |
| 13 | Keene State College | 15900 | 51200 | 0.6901 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 14 | Appalachian State University | 16200 | 19500 | 0.1695 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 14 | University of Florida | 16200 | 22500 | 0.2799 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 14 | Wayne State University | 16200 | 46200 | 0.6495 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 17 | Eastern Michigan University | 16400 | 32000 | 0.4857 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 18 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4345 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 19 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 20 | University of Rhode Island | 17000 | 33900 | 0.4986 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 21 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17700 | 39600 | 0.5537 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 21 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 23 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 17800 | 24200 | 0.265 | 7,890 | 1105 | 0.2056 | |
| 23 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 17800 | 48000 | 0.6287 | 3,856 | 1185 | 0.7518 | |
| 25 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 23800 | 0.2483 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 25 | Morgan State University | 17900 | 37200 | 0.5189 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 27 | Salem State University | 18000 | 28500 | 0.3684 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 28 | Lee University | 18100 | 37400 | 0.5164 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 29 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 18200 | 31100 | 0.415 | 6,546 | 1153 | 0.9252 | |
| 30 | Northern Michigan University | 18500 | 33100 | 0.4411 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 31 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 18700 | 67900 | 0.7241 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 32 | Montana State University Billings | 19600 | 35100 | 0.4416 | 3,881 | 1090 | 0.9991 | |
| 33 | Towson University | 19700 | 30000 | 0.3429 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 33 | University of Southern California | 19700 | 75800 | 0.7404 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 35 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1726 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 35 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20100 | 71400 | 0.7189 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 37 | State University of New York at Oswego | 20300 | 40200 | 0.4952 | 5,517 | 1164 | 0.8057 | |
| 38 | Bradley University | 21100 | 50800 | 0.5846 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 39 | Illinois State University | 21500 | 35200 | 0.3888 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 40 | Loras College | 21800 | 58400 | 0.6271 | 1,169 | 1110 | 0.1854 | |
| 41 | San Jose State University | 22000 | 41100 | 0.4648 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 42 | Colorado Christian University | 22500 | 74500 | 0.6981 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 43 | Southwest Baptist University | 22600 | 41200 | 0.4524 | 1,622 | 1080 | 0.9972 | |
| 44 | Saint Ambrose University | 22900 | 55400 | 0.5863 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 45 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23200 | 36800 | 0.3698 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 45 | Monmouth College | 23200 | 61400 | 0.6218 | 727 | 1130 | 0.866 | |
| 45 | The University of Alabama | 23200 | 31000 | 0.2514 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 48 | Oral Roberts University | 23600 | 77400 | 0.6952 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 48 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23600 | 45800 | 0.4851 | 3,308 | 1140 | 0.942 | |
| 50 | Point Park University | 24000 | 57000 | 0.5793 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 51 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5702 | 2,690 | 1060 | 0.9032 | |
| 52 | Heidelberg University | 24200 | 48600 | 0.5021 | 915 | 1100 | 0.8579 | |
| 53 | American University | 24500 | 83600 | 0.7067 | 7,476 | 1372 | 0.6187 | |
| 54 | Marquette University | 24600 | 63100 | 0.6098 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 54 | Temple University | 24600 | 36400 | 0.3244 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 56 | Dordt University | 25000 | 52500 | 0.5235 | 1,695 | 1170 | 0.7116 | |
| 56 | Lewis University | 25000 | 57700 | 0.5665 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 58 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1092 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 59 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5031 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 60 | Lipscomb University | 25900 | 57800 | 0.5509 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 60 | Otterbein University | 25900 | 66800 | 0.6121 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 62 | University of Idaho | 27000 | 45200 | 0.4023 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 62 | Western Kentucky University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 64 | Capital University | 27100 | 80300 | 0.6626 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 64 | Hood College | 27100 | 71400 | 0.6201 | 1,198 | 1055 | 0.7777 | |
| 66 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 67 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 68 | Syracuse University | 27900 | 83100 | 0.6642 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 68 | Texas Tech University | 27900 | 27900 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 70 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2249 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 71 | Mercy University | 28500 | 44500 | 0.3597 | 6,775 | 1074 | 0.8584 | |
| 71 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 33400 | 0.1467 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 73 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29300 | 33200 | 0.1173 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 74 | University of Toledo | 29500 | 32600 | 0.0961 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 74 | Westminster College | 29500 | 57600 | 0.4879 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 76 | Southeastern University | 29700 | 60500 | 0.5088 | 10,351 | 1110 | 0.6165 | |
| 77 | Northern Kentucky University | 29800 | 32100 | 0.0717 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 77 | Southern Methodist University | 29800 | 83200 | 0.6422 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 79 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3634 | 2,827 | 1112 | 0.6661 | |
| 80 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 81 | Gannon University | 30200 | 52900 | 0.4295 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 82 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30700 | 54600 | 0.4385 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 83 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 30800 | 69000 | 0.5531 | 3,094 | 1105 | 0.8832 | |
| 84 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4731 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 85 | Rider University | 31700 | 60600 | 0.477 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 86 | Belmont University | 32500 | 69900 | 0.5359 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 87 | Rockhurst University | 32800 | 62500 | 0.4743 | 2,304 | 1124 | 0.7089 | |
| 88 | Harding University | 32900 | 47000 | 0.3008 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 89 | University of Oregon | 33200 | 38600 | 0.1406 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 90 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 55900 | 0.3992 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 90 | Freed-Hardeman University | 33600 | 35900 | 0.0641 | 1,878 | 1120 | 0.9061 | |
| 92 | University of Central Missouri | 33700 | 35800 | 0.0596 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 93 | Winthrop University | 33800 | 52500 | 0.3556 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 94 | Hofstra University | 34500 | 77000 | 0.5518 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 95 | Drake University | 34800 | 68500 | 0.4918 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 96 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35100 | 35100 | 0 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 97 | Baldwin Wallace University | 35500 | 66700 | 0.4679 | 2,862 | 1194 | 0.757 | |
| 97 | Mount Mercy University | 35500 | 61200 | 0.4205 | 1,185 | 1110 | 0.7876 | |
| 99 | California State University-Long Beach | 37200 | 38600 | 0.0363 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 99 | Lasell University | 37200 | 48500 | 0.2328 | 1,293 | 1212 | 0.927 | |
| 101 | Xavier University | 37500 | 67500 | 0.4445 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 102 | Auburn University | 38000 | 38000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 103 | Seton Hall University | 39700 | 67400 | 0.4107 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 104 | Washington State University | 40700 | 56300 | 0.2775 | 21,455 | 1131 | 0.8664 | |
| 105 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40900 | 57000 | 0.2823 | 1,044 | 1163 | 0.7209 | |
| 106 | Quinnipiac University | 41100 | 79200 | 0.481 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 107 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41400 | 57000 | 0.2738 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 108 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 109 | University of Georgia | 43100 | 48800 | 0.1172 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 110 | Biola University | 45200 | 71200 | 0.3653 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 111 | The University of Texas at Austin | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 112 | Columbia College Chicago | 52400 | 68600 | 0.2363 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 113 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53400 | 53400 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 114 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 115 | Gonzaga University | 75500 | 77800 | 0.0296 | 5,281 | 1303 | 0.8169 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.