Considering a degree in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 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 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 5100 | 53000 | 0.9035 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 6200 | 12900 | 0.5181 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Santa Ana College | 6300 | 30400 | 0.792 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | CUNY City College | 8200 | 31200 | 0.7373 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 5 | Davidson College | 9800 | 89900 | 0.891 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 6 | Valdosta State University | 10400 | 24800 | 0.5817 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 7 | Santa Monica College | 11800 | 20900 | 0.4365 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 8 | University of Chicago | 12300 | 95000 | 0.8706 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 8 | William Jewell College | 12300 | 46900 | 0.738 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 10 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4717 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 11 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 13200 | 20300 | 0.3489 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 13300 | 0 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
| 13 | Lincoln University | 13400 | 30900 | 0.5655 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 14 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 13900 | 25000 | 0.4431 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 15 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 15 | University of Idaho | 14100 | 31300 | 0.55 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 17 | Indiana University-South Bend | 15000 | 27500 | 0.4546 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 18 | Florida State University | 15800 | 23100 | 0.3159 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 18 | New York University | 15800 | 91800 | 0.8277 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16000 | 23200 | 0.31 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 21 | Northwestern University | 16800 | 89500 | 0.8127 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 22 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 28100 | 0.3632 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 23 | University of Maine | 18200 | 29000 | 0.3705 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan University | 18300 | 36100 | 0.4928 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 24 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 18300 | 20300 | 0.0985 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
| 26 | Bluffton University | 18400 | 55000 | 0.6652 | 602 | 1025 | 0.6116 | |
| 27 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18600 | 27700 | 0.3283 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 28 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18800 | 30900 | 0.3927 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 29 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 29 | University of Mississippi | 18900 | 45500 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 31 | Lee University | 19300 | 37100 | 0.4792 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 32 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 33 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20000 | 49400 | 0.5946 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 33 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20000 | 24500 | 0.1833 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 35 | Bethany Lutheran College | 20100 | 46400 | 0.5669 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 35 | Marian University | 20100 | 46100 | 0.5637 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 35 | Western Michigan University | 20100 | 26500 | 0.2417 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 38 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 20200 | 31900 | 0.3662 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 38 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 20200 | 31000 | 0.348 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 40 | Saint Peter's University | 20700 | 66300 | 0.6875 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 41 | Augsburg University | 20800 | 56400 | 0.6312 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 41 | Lebanon Valley College | 20800 | 71600 | 0.7097 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 43 | Union College | 21100 | 90400 | 0.7669 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4374 | |
| 44 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21300 | 28000 | 0.2389 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 45 | Canisius University | 21700 | 53200 | 0.5917 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 46 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 21800 | 54400 | 0.5994 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 47 | Colorado Christian University | 22400 | 63300 | 0.6459 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 48 | Azusa Pacific University | 22500 | 63100 | 0.6432 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 48 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6188 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 48 | Manhattanville University | 22500 | 65300 | 0.6552 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 51 | Alma College | 22600 | 70500 | 0.6798 | 1,159 | 1085 | 0.57 | |
| 52 | West Texas A & M University | 22700 | 24600 | 0.0772 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 53 | Carlow University | 22800 | 58100 | 0.608 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 54 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54200 | 0.5763 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 54 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 22900 | 22900 | 0 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 54 | Washington State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3783 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 57 | Henderson State University | 23100 | 35900 | 0.357 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 58 | University of Rochester | 23300 | 93100 | 0.7499 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 59 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23400 | 33600 | 0.3037 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 60 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 55600 | 0.5772 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 60 | University of Charleston | 23500 | 56300 | 0.583 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 62 | Western Connecticut State University | 23600 | 30100 | 0.2162 | 3,542 | 1130 | 0.8136 | |
| 63 | Muskingum University | 23900 | 49600 | 0.5178 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 64 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.292 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 64 | Northern Michigan University | 24400 | 32900 | 0.2587 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 66 | Calvin University | 24500 | 53000 | 0.5379 | 3,356 | 1214 | 0.7091 | |
| 67 | Miami University-Oxford | 24600 | 27200 | 0.0954 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 67 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24600 | 26600 | 0.0779 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 69 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5397 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 70 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 24800 | 37400 | 0.3373 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 70 | Visible Music College | 24800 | 42900 | 0.4219 | 168 | 0 | 0.2868 | |
| 72 | Dordt University | 24900 | 52300 | 0.5237 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
| 73 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25500 | 36500 | 0.301 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 74 | Northwood University | 25800 | 54500 | 0.5271 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 75 | Eastern Mennonite University | 25900 | 62000 | 0.5823 | 791 | 1269 | 1 | |
| 75 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 25900 | 48900 | 0.47 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 75 | University of the Incarnate Word | 25900 | 59900 | 0.568 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 78 | Ball State University | 26000 | 26000 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 79 | Corban University | 26100 | 57300 | 0.5443 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
| 79 | North Central University | 26100 | 43800 | 0.4039 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 81 | Evangel University | 26200 | 39900 | 0.3435 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 82 | Marywood University | 26300 | 55500 | 0.5264 | 1,834 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 82 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 84 | Georgia Southern University | 26400 | 26700 | 0.0112 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 84 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26400 | 28400 | 0.073 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 84 | Saint Edward's University | 26400 | 71900 | 0.6325 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 87 | University of Mount Union | 26500 | 50900 | 0.4791 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 88 | St. Francis College | 26600 | 39400 | 0.3253 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 89 | Southwestern College | 26700 | 69700 | 0.6172 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 90 | Webster University | 26800 | 54300 | 0.5061 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 91 | Central Washington University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 91 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 26900 | 83600 | 0.6785 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 91 | University of North Georgia | 26900 | 35500 | 0.2422 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 91 | William Jessup University | 26900 | 51600 | 0.4778 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 95 | Capital University | 27000 | 68600 | 0.6065 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 95 | Kennesaw State University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 95 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27000 | 41900 | 0.3555 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 95 | University of the Pacific | 27000 | 69800 | 0.6124 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 99 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 27200 | 40900 | 0.3352 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 100 | Park University | 27400 | 30800 | 0.1105 | 6,238 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 100 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 27400 | 36700 | 0.2534 | 3,289 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
| 100 | University of Valley Forge | 27400 | 50000 | 0.4517 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
| 103 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 27500 | 34200 | 0.1961 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
| 104 | Florida Atlantic University | 27600 | 39200 | 0.2961 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 104 | Wilmington College | 27600 | 48200 | 0.4268 | 924 | 1070 | 0.846 | |
| 106 | Grand Valley State University | 27700 | 35700 | 0.2241 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 106 | McPherson College | 27700 | 47600 | 0.4184 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 108 | Murray State University | 27800 | 32400 | 0.1414 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 109 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28000 | 41800 | 0.3299 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 110 | North Central College | 28100 | 62700 | 0.5515 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 110 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.2232 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 112 | Keene State College | 28200 | 40700 | 0.307 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 113 | Drury University | 28300 | 52900 | 0.4649 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 114 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5914 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 115 | Messiah University | 29000 | 54100 | 0.4642 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 116 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2838 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 116 | William Peace University | 29200 | 50200 | 0.4177 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 118 | Hilbert College | 29800 | 54600 | 0.4546 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 119 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 119 | Gannon University | 30000 | 45300 | 0.3378 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 119 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 122 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5529 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 122 | Mississippi College | 30300 | 45400 | 0.3324 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 124 | Albright College | 30400 | 48700 | 0.3758 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 125 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78100 | 0.6096 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 126 | St Bonaventure University | 30800 | 61000 | 0.4948 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 127 | University of Toledo | 30900 | 42000 | 0.2639 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 128 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5044 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 129 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 31500 | 41600 | 0.2431 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 130 | Columbia International University | 31700 | 44800 | 0.2919 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 131 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32000 | 44800 | 0.2857 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 132 | Southeastern University | 32500 | 60500 | 0.4625 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 133 | Southern Oregon University | 32600 | 32600 | 0 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 133 | Spring Arbor University | 32600 | 51100 | 0.3633 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 135 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 32700 | 41100 | 0.2044 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 136 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 136 | Mount Saint Mary College | 32800 | 68400 | 0.5205 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 138 | Harding University | 32900 | 47000 | 0.2995 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 139 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4661 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 140 | University of Saint Joseph | 33500 | 68000 | 0.5077 | 879 | 1174 | 0.7964 | |
| 141 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 54600 | 0.3849 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 142 | Ithaca College | 33700 | 72500 | 0.5351 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 143 | St. John Fisher University | 34200 | 63700 | 0.4632 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 143 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 34200 | 48400 | 0.2936 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 145 | Barry University | 34500 | 54600 | 0.3681 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 145 | Valparaiso University | 34500 | 63200 | 0.4535 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 147 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 62700 | 0.4471 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 148 | North Greenville University | 34700 | 44800 | 0.2248 | 2,020 | 1164 | 0.6667 | |
| 148 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 34700 | 49600 | 0.3002 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 148 | University of South Florida | 34700 | 34700 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 151 | Drake University | 34900 | 68500 | 0.4909 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 152 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35000 | 35100 | 0.0028 | 6,197 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 153 | Cedarville University | 35100 | 55100 | 0.364 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
| 154 | Adelphi University | 35300 | 63300 | 0.4433 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 154 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 156 | Abilene Christian University | 35500 | 60700 | 0.4148 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 157 | Towson University | 36000 | 45700 | 0.2122 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 158 | Florida International University | 36100 | 36800 | 0.019 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 159 | Andrews University | 36400 | 47100 | 0.227 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 159 | Lawrence Technological University | 36400 | 67800 | 0.4629 | 2,579 | 1155 | 0.7403 | |
| 161 | Warner Pacific University | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1221 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 162 | Long Island University | 36700 | 59600 | 0.3844 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 163 | Seattle University | 37200 | 69800 | 0.4668 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 164 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37500 | 51000 | 0.2642 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 165 | University of Connecticut | 37800 | 41800 | 0.0957 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 166 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 167 | Reinhardt University | 38900 | 49300 | 0.2096 | 1,082 | 1070 | 0.6017 | |
| 168 | New York Institute of Technology | 39100 | 78600 | 0.5023 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 169 | Arcadia University | 39500 | 71600 | 0.4483 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 170 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 171 | Alvernia University | 39800 | 68700 | 0.4208 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 171 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39800 | 53300 | 0.2532 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 173 | Loyola University Chicago | 40100 | 73500 | 0.4543 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 174 | University of Georgia | 40300 | 46000 | 0.1242 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 175 | Endicott College | 40500 | 63200 | 0.3591 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
| 176 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 177 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3591 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 178 | Butler University | 43100 | 64500 | 0.3317 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 178 | Georgian Court University | 43100 | 58000 | 0.257 | 1,478 | 1169 | 0.7052 | |
| 180 | University of the Arts | 44700 | 88300 | 0.4935 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 181 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2742 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 182 | High Point University | 46000 | 70500 | 0.3476 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 183 | Montclair State University | 46200 | 46600 | 0.0086 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 184 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 185 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 48300 | 85700 | 0.4362 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 186 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48700 | 64400 | 0.2439 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 187 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 50200 | 60300 | 0.167 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 188 | Drexel University | 51300 | 82600 | 0.3788 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 189 | Lynn University | 51600 | 64200 | 0.1963 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 189 | University of Colorado Boulder | 51600 | 56300 | 0.0834 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 191 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 192 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 54100 | 66000 | 0.1804 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 193 | Fordham University | 56000 | 94600 | 0.4082 | 10,307 | 1415 | 0.5628 | |
| 194 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 195 | The New School | 65200 | 104000 | 0.3731 | 1,449 | 1268 | 0.8333 | |
| 196 | Elon University | 66200 | 67300 | 0.0163 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 197 | 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.
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