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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in Montana.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Radio degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Montana.
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 | Emory University | 8500 | 92500 | 0.908 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1065 | |
| 3 | Idaho State University | 9500 | 23500 | 0.5966 | 10,834 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Marshall University | 11200 | 33400 | 0.6645 | 9,146 | 1065 | 0.9573 | |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11600 | 27800 | 0.5818 | 20,885 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 6 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11900 | 22900 | 0.4812 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 7 | University of Houston | 12000 | 28400 | 0.5781 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 8 | Boston University | 12200 | 92800 | 0.8687 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 9 | University of Miami | 12500 | 95700 | 0.8693 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan-Flint | 13200 | 46300 | 0.7147 | 5,011 | 1109 | 0.7046 | |
| 11 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4691 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 12 | Central Michigan University | 14400 | 37800 | 0.6183 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 13 | Midwestern State University | 14600 | 21600 | 0.3237 | 4,303 | 1010 | 0.9352 | |
| 13 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14600 | 37400 | 0.6091 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 15 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 14900 | 31600 | 0.5291 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 16 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 17 | Austin Peay State University | 15200 | 29100 | 0.478 | 8,926 | 1075 | 0.9641 | |
| 18 | California State University-Chico | 15300 | 23500 | 0.3486 | 13,792 | 1075 | 0.9272 | |
| 18 | Western Carolina University | 15300 | 16500 | 0.0729 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.8183 | |
| 20 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15700 | 31000 | 0.4932 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 21 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16100 | 26900 | 0.4022 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 21 | Weber State University | 16100 | 23600 | 0.3174 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.705 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 23 | Wayne State University | 16500 | 32900 | 0.4982 | 16,012 | 1174 | 0.8116 | |
| 25 | Northwestern University | 16600 | 89500 | 0.8149 | 9,399 | 1527 | 0.0769 | |
| 26 | Georgia Southern University | 16700 | 20100 | 0.1687 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 27 | Morehead State University | 16800 | 28000 | 0.3998 | 8,258 | 1140 | 0.7721 | |
| 28 | Ferris State University | 17000 | 31000 | 0.4523 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 29 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 29 | Sam Houston State University | 17200 | 27000 | 0.3631 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 29 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17200 | 21300 | 0.1942 | 9,501 | 1195 | 0.755 | |
| 32 | Augusta University | 17500 | 47400 | 0.6305 | 6,049 | 1065 | 0.8641 | |
| 32 | Rhode Island College | 17500 | 27400 | 0.3617 | 5,154 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 34 | Avila University | 17700 | 64100 | 0.7236 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17900 | 22800 | 0.2152 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 36 | Lewis-Clark State College | 18200 | 23500 | 0.2251 | 3,793 | 980 | 0.8769 | |
| 36 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18200 | 27700 | 0.3428 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 36 | Towson University | 18200 | 29900 | 0.3909 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 36 | University of St Francis | 18200 | 57800 | 0.6847 | 1,343 | 1145 | 0.6529 | |
| 40 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 18300 | 33300 | 0.4505 | 1,009 | 1115 | 0.8854 | |
| 41 | Rogers State University | 18500 | 29400 | 0.3707 | 3,135 | 930 | 0.8184 | |
| 41 | University of Mississippi | 18500 | 45000 | 0.5893 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 43 | Bluefield State University | 18800 | 27600 | 0.3183 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 43 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 43 | University of Mary | 18800 | 32600 | 0.4233 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 46 | McNeese State University | 18900 | 27400 | 0.3102 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 46 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 48 | Holy Family University | 19000 | 56200 | 0.6625 | 2,643 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 49 | Campbellsville University | 19100 | 43200 | 0.5573 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 50 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19200 | 68100 | 0.7183 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 51 | University of South Alabama | 19400 | 22400 | 0.1342 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 52 | Lasell University | 19700 | 48500 | 0.5934 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 53 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19800 | 38000 | 0.479 | 19,586 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 54 | Youngstown State University | 20000 | 34000 | 0.4118 | 9,400 | 1115 | 0.8445 | |
| 55 | Eastern Illinois University | 20100 | 28100 | 0.2838 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 55 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1448 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 57 | San Diego State University | 20200 | 28900 | 0.3011 | 35,782 | 1208 | 0.3619 | |
| 57 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20200 | 29400 | 0.3124 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 59 | Marian University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5693 | 1,021 | 1020 | 0.7498 | |
| 59 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20300 | 57300 | 0.6461 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 61 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20400 | 23200 | 0.1207 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 62 | Bowie State University | 20700 | 25600 | 0.1913 | 5,136 | 946 | 0.7241 | |
| 63 | St Catherine University | 21000 | 71900 | 0.7079 | 2,498 | 1140 | 0.9185 | |
| 64 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,241 | 1135 | 0.8289 | |
| 65 | Culver-Stockton College | 21400 | 50600 | 0.5769 | 861 | 1025 | 0.991 | |
| 66 | La Roche University | 22100 | 72600 | 0.6958 | 1,828 | 1059 | 0.7576 | |
| 67 | Texas Southern University | 22200 | 25500 | 0.1296 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 68 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22300 | 33600 | 0.336 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 69 | The University of Montana | 22400 | 25300 | 0.1147 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 70 | The University of Alabama | 22700 | 31000 | 0.2675 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 71 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3772 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 72 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1079 | 7,735 | 1015 | 0.6218 | |
| 73 | San Jose State University | 23100 | 41100 | 0.4381 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 74 | Northern Arizona University | 23200 | 34100 | 0.3219 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 75 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 76 | East Tennessee State University | 23600 | 30600 | 0.2286 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 77 | University of Kentucky | 23700 | 36400 | 0.3479 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 78 | Mount Marty University | 23900 | 56400 | 0.5762 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 79 | Bradley University | 24300 | 50800 | 0.5216 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 79 | Saint Ambrose University | 24300 | 55400 | 0.561 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 81 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24500 | 43200 | 0.433 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 82 | Boise State University | 24700 | 31200 | 0.2084 | 23,983 | 1135 | 0.8721 | |
| 83 | Indiana University-South Bend | 24800 | 38800 | 0.3611 | 4,083 | 1075 | 0.8384 | |
| 83 | Lewis University | 24800 | 57700 | 0.57 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7129 | |
| 85 | North Dakota State University | 24900 | 27600 | 0.0972 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 86 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25000 | 34400 | 0.273 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 86 | Temple University | 25000 | 36100 | 0.3077 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 88 | Point Park University | 25300 | 57000 | 0.5564 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 89 | Western Kentucky University | 25900 | 41800 | 0.3803 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 89 | Westminster College | 25900 | 57600 | 0.5504 | 1,137 | 1149 | 0.9256 | |
| 91 | Briar Cliff University | 26100 | 74200 | 0.6481 | 766 | 1050 | 0.5834 | |
| 92 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26200 | 28400 | 0.0802 | 14,504 | 1149 | 0.7637 | |
| 93 | Mount Aloysius College | 26300 | 49200 | 0.4657 | 2,942 | 1045 | 0.8205 | |
| 94 | Regis College | 26600 | 70700 | 0.6238 | 987 | 965 | 0.6978 | |
| 94 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 96 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26800 | 36600 | 0.2676 | 27,132 | 1099 | 0.9617 | |
| 97 | Henderson State University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 97 | Troy University | 26900 | 34700 | 0.2248 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 99 | California State University-Northridge | 27200 | 36500 | 0.2567 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 100 | Capital University | 27300 | 62400 | 0.5624 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 101 | Rowan University | 27400 | 41300 | 0.3369 | 16,100 | 1219 | 0.7766 | |
| 102 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 103 | Murray State University | 27600 | 32400 | 0.1477 | 7,851 | 1115 | 0.8568 | |
| 104 | Montana State University | 27700 | 31900 | 0.1315 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 104 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27700 | 36400 | 0.2396 | 5,160 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 104 | Rider University | 27700 | 60600 | 0.5426 | 3,145 | 1233 | 0.7864 | |
| 104 | St. Francis College | 27700 | 39400 | 0.2973 | 1,719 | 1119 | 0.8427 | |
| 108 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 27800 | 34200 | 0.1871 | 794 | 1070 | 0.8974 | |
| 108 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6653 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 110 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2289 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 111 | Texas State University | 28000 | 28000 | 0 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 112 | Oakland University | 28100 | 39300 | 0.2849 | 12,587 | 1130 | 0.8784 | |
| 113 | Alabama A & M University | 28300 | 37700 | 0.2492 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 114 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 114 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 116 | University of Iowa | 28800 | 31100 | 0.0733 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 117 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29000 | 42400 | 0.3164 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 117 | University of North Texas | 29000 | 37400 | 0.2244 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 119 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2864 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 120 | Manhattanville University | 29200 | 68500 | 0.5737 | 1,466 | 1160 | 0.8734 | |
| 121 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 122 | Northern Kentucky University | 29400 | 32100 | 0.0842 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.6765 | |
| 123 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4411 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 124 | San Francisco State University | 30900 | 47700 | 0.3523 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 125 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3303 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 126 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.414 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 126 | University of Southern Indiana | 31500 | 41800 | 0.2481 | 7,600 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 128 | Ithaca College | 31900 | 72500 | 0.5599 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 129 | Washington Adventist University | 32200 | 37800 | 0.1483 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 130 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3124 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 131 | North Central College | 32900 | 64900 | 0.4931 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 131 | Suffolk University | 32900 | 70300 | 0.5319 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 133 | California Baptist University | 33400 | 65600 | 0.4908 | 8,417 | 1070 | 0.8488 | |
| 133 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5067 | 1,720 | 1145 | 0.7093 | |
| 135 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5226 | 1,673 | 1045 | 0.7253 | |
| 135 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 33500 | 34400 | 0.0262 | 5,459 | 1055 | 0.8046 | |
| 137 | University of Central Missouri | 33600 | 35800 | 0.0636 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 138 | Morningside University | 33800 | 60600 | 0.4421 | 1,172 | 922 | 0.7104 | |
| 139 | Colorado Mesa University | 33900 | 40000 | 0.1512 | 9,473 | 1055 | 0.8203 | |
| 140 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34000 | 39600 | 0.1416 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 141 | Southeastern University | 34500 | 60500 | 0.4295 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 141 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 143 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34600 | 50900 | 0.32 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 144 | Asbury University | 34800 | 49100 | 0.2908 | 1,789 | 1197 | 0.634 | |
| 144 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,301 | 1110 | 0.8963 | |
| 146 | Chicago State University | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0606 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 146 | University of Montevallo | 35400 | 44900 | 0.2118 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 148 | Texas Tech University | 35700 | 38900 | 0.0823 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 149 | Vermont State University | 37400 | 38700 | 0.0336 | 4,108 | 960 | 0.8167 | |
| 150 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38000 | 65000 | 0.4151 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 150 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0567 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 152 | Hofstra University | 38200 | 76900 | 0.5032 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 153 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 51900 | 0.2581 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 154 | Long Island University | 38900 | 60000 | 0.3518 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 155 | Bellarmine University | 39200 | 66100 | 0.4068 | 2,240 | 1220 | 0.8611 | |
| 155 | California State University-Fullerton | 39200 | 41500 | 0.055 | 38,760 | 1090 | 0.9052 | |
| 155 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.6152 | |
| 158 | Champlain College | 39300 | 76000 | 0.4831 | 2,778 | 1304 | 0.8292 | |
| 159 | Seton Hall University | 39700 | 67400 | 0.4107 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 159 | University of Central Florida | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 161 | Arkansas State University | 40500 | 41000 | 0.0122 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 162 | Appalachian State University | 40600 | 40600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1190 | 0.9014 | |
| 163 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41000 | 53600 | 0.2352 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 164 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57000 | 0.2773 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.782 | |
| 165 | Montclair State University | 41900 | 46600 | 0.1009 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 166 | Susquehanna University | 42000 | 76800 | 0.4533 | 2,246 | 1204 | 0.8143 | |
| 167 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 168 | Manhattan University | 43600 | 74100 | 0.4115 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 169 | Texas Christian University | 43700 | 87400 | 0.5002 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 170 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3604 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.8718 | |
| 171 | St. John's University-New York | 44500 | 78000 | 0.4292 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 172 | New England Institute of Technology | 44600 | 68200 | 0.3458 | 1,796 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 173 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 173 | Quinnipiac University | 44900 | 79200 | 0.433 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 175 | Saint Louis University | 46000 | 80900 | 0.4312 | 10,413 | 1305 | 0.7504 | |
| 176 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 177 | MCPHS University | 47800 | 77500 | 0.3831 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 178 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59400 | 0.1633 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 179 | Columbia College Chicago | 53000 | 68600 | 0.2275 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.8946 | |
| 180 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 181 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 54200 | 66400 | 0.1838 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 182 | Howard University | 55100 | 66500 | 0.1715 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 183 | Elon University | 56100 | 68900 | 0.1859 | 6,452 | 1215 | 0.6635 | |
| 184 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 63400 | 0.1104 | 2,785 | 1109 | 0.8884 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.