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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 Iowa.
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 Iowa.
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 | 2700 | 92000 | 0.9704 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | California State University-Northridge | 9600 | 22400 | 0.5693 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.881 | |
| 3 | Boston University | 11400 | 91600 | 0.8759 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 4 | University of Central Florida | 12800 | 25300 | 0.4935 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 5 | Northern Arizona University | 13200 | 27100 | 0.5135 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 6 | Youngstown State University | 13500 | 26800 | 0.4958 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 7 | University of Houston | 13600 | 23100 | 0.4114 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 8 | University of Southern Indiana | 14400 | 35900 | 0.5977 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14500 | 28000 | 0.4818 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14500 | 19000 | 0.237 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 11 | California State University-Chico | 15000 | 23500 | 0.3613 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 12 | Troy University | 15100 | 32600 | 0.5365 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 13 | Wayne State University | 15500 | 32900 | 0.5286 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 14 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 15 | Sam Houston State University | 16000 | 30300 | 0.4716 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 16 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16100 | 23200 | 0.306 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 17 | University of Florida | 16200 | 22500 | 0.2799 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 18 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16500 | 31600 | 0.4784 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 18 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7042 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 20 | Alabama A & M University | 16600 | 44800 | 0.6289 | 5,845 | 920 | 0.6622 | |
| 20 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16600 | 27800 | 0.4034 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 20 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 16600 | 33300 | 0.5016 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 23 | Texas State University | 16800 | 26800 | 0.3727 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 24 | Ferris State University | 17000 | 31000 | 0.4523 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 25 | Western Kentucky University | 17500 | 27000 | 0.3507 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 26 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 17900 | 44900 | 0.6009 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 27 | Campbellsville University | 18000 | 43200 | 0.5827 | 6,853 | 1055 | 0.9833 | |
| 28 | San Francisco State University | 18200 | 55400 | 0.6715 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 29 | California State University-Fullerton | 18400 | 20600 | 0.1037 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 30 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27700 | 0.3284 | 5,517 | 1164 | 0.8057 | |
| 31 | Eastern Kentucky University | 19200 | 34400 | 0.4413 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 32 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19400 | 59200 | 0.6728 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 33 | The University of Texas at Austin | 19600 | 27600 | 0.2894 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 34 | San Diego State University | 19700 | 28900 | 0.3184 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 35 | Texas Southern University | 19800 | 25500 | 0.2239 | 6,619 | 915 | 0.9335 | |
| 35 | Texas Tech University | 19800 | 27900 | 0.2906 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 37 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1726 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 38 | Saint Ambrose University | 20800 | 54900 | 0.6209 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 39 | Bowie State University | 21000 | 50200 | 0.5822 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 40 | Northwestern University | 21300 | 89500 | 0.7623 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 41 | Southwestern Adventist University | 21400 | 49800 | 0.5701 | 813 | 1064 | 0.5552 | |
| 42 | University of Montevallo | 21500 | 53500 | 0.5979 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.539 | |
| 43 | Bradley University | 21600 | 50800 | 0.5747 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 44 | San Jose State University | 22300 | 41100 | 0.4575 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 45 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 25800 | 0.1023 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 46 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 23500 | 50000 | 0.5298 | 3,856 | 1185 | 0.7518 | |
| 47 | Point Park University | 23900 | 57000 | 0.581 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 48 | Lewis University | 25300 | 57700 | 0.5613 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 49 | Ashland University | 26500 | 56600 | 0.5322 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 50 | Capital University | 27300 | 80300 | 0.6601 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 51 | Murray State University | 27700 | 32400 | 0.1432 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 52 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6654 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 53 | Long Island University | 27900 | 59800 | 0.5339 | 11,753 | 1252 | 0.8977 | |
| 54 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 33400 | 0.1437 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 55 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2853 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 56 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3364 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 56 | Westminster College | 29400 | 57600 | 0.4896 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 58 | Southeastern University | 29900 | 60500 | 0.5055 | 10,351 | 1110 | 0.6165 | |
| 59 | University of North Texas | 30700 | 37400 | 0.179 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 59 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30700 | 54600 | 0.4385 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 61 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4113 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 62 | Ithaca College | 32100 | 72500 | 0.5571 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 63 | Rider University | 32200 | 60600 | 0.4687 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 64 | Vermont State University | 32400 | 38700 | 0.1627 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 65 | Suffolk University | 32600 | 69700 | 0.5326 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 66 | Adrian College | 33700 | 70200 | 0.5205 | 1,678 | 1025 | 0.6843 | |
| 67 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34700 | 50900 | 0.3172 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 68 | Hofstra University | 34800 | 77000 | 0.5479 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 69 | New England Institute of Technology | 35000 | 77700 | 0.5498 | 1,718 | 1055 | 0.6673 | |
| 70 | Chicago State University | 35500 | 37600 | 0.0567 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 71 | Lasell University | 37000 | 48500 | 0.2369 | 1,293 | 1212 | 0.927 | |
| 72 | Elon University | 38900 | 58200 | 0.3314 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 73 | Temple University | 40600 | 55300 | 0.266 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 74 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3601 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 75 | Montclair State University | 42100 | 46200 | 0.0888 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 76 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 77 | Appalachian State University | 43600 | 43600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 78 | University of Kentucky | 48900 | 56600 | 0.1365 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 79 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.0401 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 80 | Columbia College Chicago | 53000 | 68600 | 0.2275 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 81 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53400 | 53400 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 82 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 83 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 57000 | 66500 | 0.1429 | 14,657 | 1183 | 0.8368 | |
| 84 | University of La Verne | 57400 | 67300 | 0.1472 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4848 | |
| 85 | Howard University | 58300 | 76900 | 0.2418 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.