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Considering a degree in Radio and Television?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio and Television majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Radio and Television 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 | Johns Hopkins University | 6200 | 88600 | 0.9299 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Santa Monica College | 7100 | 15500 | 0.5427 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10300 | 22900 | 0.5512 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 4 | University of Central Florida | 12000 | 23600 | 0.4916 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 13600 | 88800 | 0.8472 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona University | 13600 | 25400 | 0.4662 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 9 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14200 | 31600 | 0.5498 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 10 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23600 | 0.3946 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 11 | Goshen College | 14700 | 55800 | 0.7375 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14700 | 28000 | 0.4747 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 13 | University of Central Missouri | 14900 | 25400 | 0.4125 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 14 | California State University-Chico | 15400 | 23700 | 0.3492 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 15 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Ferris State University | 16700 | 31000 | 0.462 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 17 | California State University-Fullerton | 16800 | 20600 | 0.1834 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 17 | Northwestern University | 16800 | 89500 | 0.8127 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 19 | San Francisco State University | 17000 | 33400 | 0.4916 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 20 | Husson University | 17400 | 48100 | 0.6376 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 21 | Alabama A & M University | 17700 | 35300 | 0.4979 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 22 | Campbellsville University | 18300 | 41800 | 0.5621 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 23 | California State University-Los Angeles | 18400 | 39400 | 0.5336 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 24 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 25 | Texas Southern University | 18800 | 42400 | 0.5561 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 26 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 27 | Youngstown State University | 19100 | 29300 | 0.3477 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 28 | Western Kentucky University | 19500 | 26800 | 0.2699 | 14,151 | 960 | 0.9387 | |
| 29 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19700 | 24500 | 0.1955 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 30 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20000 | 49400 | 0.5946 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 31 | Bradley University | 21700 | 50900 | 0.5737 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 32 | Saint Ambrose University | 22900 | 54500 | 0.5799 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 33 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23200 | 40800 | 0.4311 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 34 | Syracuse University | 23600 | 83100 | 0.716 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 24800 | 25600 | 0.0313 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 36 | Lewis University | 24900 | 57400 | 0.5658 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 37 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 38 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5024 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 39 | La Sierra University | 25800 | 53800 | 0.5205 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 40 | University of the Incarnate Word | 25900 | 59900 | 0.568 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 41 | California State University-Northridge | 26000 | 36600 | 0.2889 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 42 | Evangel University | 26300 | 39900 | 0.341 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 42 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 44 | Capital University | 27000 | 68600 | 0.6065 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 45 | University of North Texas | 27200 | 37400 | 0.2729 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 46 | Troy University | 27400 | 32600 | 0.1594 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 47 | Murray State University | 27800 | 32400 | 0.1414 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 48 | North Central College | 28100 | 62700 | 0.5515 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 49 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2838 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 50 | Westminster College | 29600 | 57500 | 0.4849 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 51 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29700 | 34000 | 0.1264 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 52 | Huntington University | 29800 | 44300 | 0.3276 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 53 | San Jose State University | 30000 | 41000 | 0.2681 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 53 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30000 | 46100 | 0.3485 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 53 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 30000 | 43700 | 0.3132 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 56 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30400 | 39600 | 0.2326 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 56 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 30400 | 39500 | 0.2302 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 58 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30700 | 54600 | 0.4374 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 59 | Sam Houston State University | 31400 | 39900 | 0.213 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 60 | Adrian College | 31700 | 67500 | 0.53 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 60 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4102 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 62 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 63 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32000 | 44800 | 0.2857 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 64 | University of Southern Indiana | 32200 | 44900 | 0.283 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 65 | Southeastern University | 32500 | 60500 | 0.4625 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 66 | Bowie State University | 32700 | 44300 | 0.2621 | 5,136 | 946 | 0.75 | |
| 67 | Appalachian State University | 33200 | 35800 | 0.0726 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 68 | San Diego State University | 33500 | 40500 | 0.1729 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 69 | Lasell University | 33600 | 47000 | 0.2849 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 70 | Ithaca College | 33700 | 72500 | 0.5351 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 71 | Chicago State University | 35600 | 37600 | 0.0551 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 72 | University of Montevallo | 35700 | 46700 | 0.2355 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 73 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 74 | Long Island University | 36700 | 59600 | 0.3844 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 75 | Suffolk University | 38700 | 73600 | 0.4744 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 76 | Wayne State University | 38900 | 45500 | 0.145 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 77 | Temple University | 40800 | 56100 | 0.2726 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 78 | New England Institute of Technology | 41200 | 61100 | 0.3259 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 79 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3591 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 79 | Hofstra University | 41700 | 74600 | 0.4409 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 81 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 82 | University of Florida | 43200 | 45600 | 0.0526 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 83 | Pepperdine University | 46000 | 89600 | 0.4865 | 3,553 | 1341 | 0.6286 | |
| 84 | Montclair State University | 46200 | 46600 | 0.0086 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 85 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48700 | 64400 | 0.2439 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 86 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 87 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 88 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 89 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 90 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0664 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 91 | Elon University | 66200 | 67300 | 0.0163 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 92 | 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.