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 Illinois.
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 Illinois.
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 | University of Connecticut | 0 | 33700 | 1 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 2 | Seattle University | 3800 | 11800 | 0.6768 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 3 | University of Chicago | 6400 | 95000 | 0.9329 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 4 | CUNY City College | 8700 | 31200 | 0.7212 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 5 | Davidson College | 9800 | 89900 | 0.891 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 6 | Indiana University-South Bend | 9900 | 46700 | 0.7878 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 7 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 8 | Lincoln University | 11600 | 31700 | 0.6334 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | 11700 | 29000 | 0.5964 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 10 | Eastern Illinois University | 11900 | 24500 | 0.5135 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 11 | Saint Peter's University | 12300 | 67300 | 0.8173 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 12 | Northwestern University | 12600 | 88100 | 0.8573 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 12 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 12600 | 41100 | 0.6941 | 8,975 | 1045 | 0.9721 | |
| 14 | William Jewell College | 12700 | 46900 | 0.7295 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 15 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 13200 | 48200 | 0.7266 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 16 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 13900 | 49300 | 0.7178 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 17 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 14100 | 37000 | 0.6188 | 3,289 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14300 | 28100 | 0.4911 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 19 | New York University | 14600 | 91800 | 0.8407 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 20 | Florida International University | 15100 | 23700 | 0.3621 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 20 | Murray State University | 15100 | 27000 | 0.4415 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 22 | University of North Georgia | 15200 | 48000 | 0.6833 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 23 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 15800 | 41600 | 0.6209 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 24 | Florida State University | 15900 | 23100 | 0.3115 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 25 | Keene State College | 16200 | 51200 | 0.6841 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 26 | Eastern Michigan University | 16600 | 31800 | 0.4775 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 26 | Northern Michigan University | 16600 | 34300 | 0.5165 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 28 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 16700 | 22800 | 0.2672 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
| 29 | Canisius University | 17700 | 64800 | 0.7274 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 30 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 26800 | 0.3326 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 30 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 17900 | 44300 | 0.5964 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 30 | Texas State University | 17900 | 27900 | 0.3588 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 33 | Bluffton University | 18400 | 56700 | 0.6755 | 602 | 1025 | 0.6116 | |
| 34 | Lee University | 18500 | 37400 | 0.5057 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 34 | University of Rochester | 18500 | 93100 | 0.8015 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 36 | Grand Valley State University | 18700 | 29500 | 0.366 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 37 | University of Mississippi | 18800 | 44900 | 0.5808 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 38 | Alma College | 19100 | 63900 | 0.7006 | 1,159 | 1085 | 0.57 | |
| 39 | University of Colorado Boulder | 19400 | 30800 | 0.3703 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 40 | Carlow University | 19900 | 68200 | 0.7082 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 41 | Bethany Lutheran College | 20100 | 46400 | 0.5669 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 42 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 20200 | 60200 | 0.6644 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 43 | Marian University | 20300 | 51000 | 0.602 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 43 | Texas Tech University | 20300 | 28000 | 0.2753 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 45 | Henderson State University | 20400 | 37700 | 0.4593 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 46 | Central Washington University | 20600 | 62300 | 0.6695 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 47 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 20700 | 50000 | 0.5857 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 47 | Towson University | 20700 | 30000 | 0.3096 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 49 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 20800 | 34400 | 0.3953 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 50 | University of Northern Iowa | 20900 | 24000 | 0.128 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 50 | University of the Incarnate Word | 20900 | 73100 | 0.7143 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 52 | Ball State University | 21000 | 25400 | 0.173 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 52 | North Central College | 21000 | 63700 | 0.6708 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 52 | Union College | 21000 | 102700 | 0.7958 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4374 | |
| 55 | Kennesaw State University | 21400 | 53000 | 0.596 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 55 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21400 | 28000 | 0.2353 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 57 | Augsburg University | 21700 | 56400 | 0.6157 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 57 | Southern Oregon University | 21700 | 62000 | 0.6502 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 57 | University of Charleston | 21700 | 63900 | 0.6608 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 60 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21900 | 24900 | 0.1205 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
| 61 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 22100 | 44100 | 0.4986 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 62 | Marywood University | 22200 | 79900 | 0.7224 | 1,834 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 62 | West Texas A & M University | 22200 | 22400 | 0.0089 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 64 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6188 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 64 | Manhattanville University | 22500 | 65300 | 0.6552 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 66 | Loyola University New Orleans | 22600 | 72100 | 0.6863 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 67 | Colorado Christian University | 22700 | 74500 | 0.6954 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 68 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54200 | 0.5763 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 68 | Washington State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3783 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 70 | Saint Edward's University | 23300 | 71900 | 0.6756 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 71 | Eastern Mennonite University | 23400 | 79700 | 0.706 | 791 | 1269 | 1 | |
| 71 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 23400 | 48600 | 0.5181 | 6,197 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 73 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 74 | Hilbert College | 23800 | 63200 | 0.6237 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 75 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 23900 | 48900 | 0.5109 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 75 | Muskingum University | 23900 | 49600 | 0.5178 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 75 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 65400 | 0.6344 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 78 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53000 | 0.5468 | 3,356 | 1214 | 0.7091 | |
| 78 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 24000 | 30600 | 0.2158 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 78 | Point Park University | 24000 | 57000 | 0.5793 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 78 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 24000 | 26300 | 0.0876 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 82 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24200 | 24300 | 0.0041 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 83 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24400 | 34400 | 0.292 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 84 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 24500 | 41300 | 0.4066 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 85 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24600 | 26600 | 0.0779 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 86 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5397 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 87 | Visible Music College | 24800 | 45100 | 0.4499 | 168 | 0 | 0.2868 | |
| 88 | Dordt University | 24900 | 69400 | 0.6411 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
| 89 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25000 | 37000 | 0.3242 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 90 | Northwood University | 25200 | 65600 | 0.6163 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 91 | Western Michigan University | 25600 | 33000 | 0.2243 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 92 | Michigan State University | 25800 | 28900 | 0.1089 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 93 | Corban University | 26100 | 57300 | 0.5443 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
| 94 | Evangel University | 26200 | 44900 | 0.4161 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 94 | North Central University | 26200 | 43900 | 0.4035 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 96 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26400 | 28400 | 0.073 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 97 | Southwestern College | 26500 | 76300 | 0.653 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 97 | University of Mount Union | 26500 | 50900 | 0.4791 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 99 | St. Francis College | 26800 | 39400 | 0.3202 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 100 | Capital University | 27200 | 80300 | 0.6614 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 100 | St Bonaventure University | 27200 | 61300 | 0.5561 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 100 | University of Valley Forge | 27200 | 61100 | 0.555 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
| 103 | Columbia College Chicago | 27300 | 63200 | 0.5684 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 104 | Kent State University at Kent | 27400 | 28400 | 0.0352 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 105 | Park University | 27500 | 31300 | 0.1216 | 6,238 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 106 | Wilmington College | 27600 | 48200 | 0.4268 | 924 | 1070 | 0.846 | |
| 107 | Long Island University | 27800 | 59700 | 0.5347 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 108 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28300 | 41800 | 0.3221 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 109 | Messiah University | 28400 | 54100 | 0.4753 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 110 | Cedar Crest College | 28600 | 66000 | 0.5663 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 110 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 28600 | 48700 | 0.4128 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 110 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5914 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 113 | Drury University | 28700 | 52900 | 0.4573 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 114 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2138 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 115 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2838 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 116 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 29300 | 78100 | 0.6249 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 117 | University of Saint Joseph | 29400 | 83000 | 0.6457 | 879 | 1174 | 0.7964 | |
| 118 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29500 | 42200 | 0.301 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 118 | University of Toledo | 29500 | 32600 | 0.0943 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 120 | William Peace University | 29700 | 50200 | 0.4088 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 121 | McPherson College | 30100 | 54200 | 0.445 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 122 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5529 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 122 | Mississippi College | 30300 | 45400 | 0.3324 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 122 | Western Connecticut State University | 30300 | 49500 | 0.388 | 3,542 | 1130 | 0.8136 | |
| 125 | Gannon University | 30400 | 45300 | 0.329 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 125 | Southeastern University | 30400 | 60500 | 0.4972 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 127 | Albright College | 30600 | 49300 | 0.3792 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 128 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 129 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31200 | 44000 | 0.2911 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 130 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5044 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 131 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 31400 | 36500 | 0.1397 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 132 | Columbia International University | 31700 | 44800 | 0.2919 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 133 | Liberty University | 31900 | 44100 | 0.2766 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 134 | Lebanon Valley College | 32000 | 72300 | 0.5576 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 135 | Ithaca College | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5557 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 136 | Spring Arbor University | 32600 | 51100 | 0.3633 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 137 | Harding University | 32900 | 47000 | 0.2995 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 138 | Mount Saint Mary College | 33200 | 68400 | 0.5147 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 139 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 33300 | 41200 | 0.1916 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 140 | Wilkes University | 33400 | 61900 | 0.4597 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 141 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 55900 | 0.3974 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 142 | Drake University | 33800 | 68500 | 0.5059 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 142 | Lawrence Technological University | 33800 | 82500 | 0.59 | 2,579 | 1155 | 0.7403 | |
| 144 | Valparaiso University | 34000 | 62700 | 0.4572 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 145 | Pace University | 34500 | 100800 | 0.6575 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 146 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 62700 | 0.4471 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 147 | North Greenville University | 34700 | 44800 | 0.2248 | 2,020 | 1164 | 0.6667 | |
| 148 | Barry University | 34900 | 56400 | 0.381 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 149 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 35000 | 37600 | 0.0685 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 150 | Cedarville University | 35100 | 55100 | 0.364 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
| 151 | Adelphi University | 35300 | 63300 | 0.4433 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 151 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 153 | Abilene Christian University | 35700 | 60700 | 0.4115 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 154 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36000 | 42000 | 0.1429 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 155 | Andrews University | 36400 | 62100 | 0.4139 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 155 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 36400 | 64600 | 0.4367 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 157 | Loyola University Chicago | 36500 | 88100 | 0.5858 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 157 | University of the Pacific | 36500 | 72100 | 0.4937 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 157 | Warner Pacific University | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1221 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 160 | University of South Florida | 37200 | 45000 | 0.1733 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 161 | Xavier University | 37500 | 67500 | 0.4445 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 162 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37700 | 61400 | 0.3858 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 163 | Elon University | 38900 | 76600 | 0.4924 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 163 | Reinhardt University | 38900 | 49300 | 0.2096 | 1,082 | 1070 | 0.6017 | |
| 165 | New York Institute of Technology | 39100 | 78600 | 0.5023 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 166 | Arcadia University | 39500 | 71600 | 0.4483 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 166 | Butler University | 39500 | 69300 | 0.43 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 168 | Drexel University | 39600 | 83800 | 0.5277 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 169 | Alvernia University | 40000 | 69400 | 0.4236 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 170 | Endicott College | 40500 | 64200 | 0.3691 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
| 171 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3591 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 171 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41700 | 46000 | 0.0935 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 173 | Montclair State University | 42100 | 46200 | 0.0888 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 174 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 43500 | 47800 | 0.0899 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
| 175 | Florida Atlantic University | 44400 | 44400 | 0 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 176 | University of Maine | 44600 | 45100 | 0.0111 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 177 | University of the Arts | 45000 | 88000 | 0.4885 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 178 | University of Idaho | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 179 | High Point University | 45800 | 81300 | 0.4366 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 180 | University of Georgia | 45900 | 51600 | 0.1108 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 181 | William Jessup University | 46300 | 56700 | 0.1834 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 182 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 46700 | 86300 | 0.459 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 183 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 47300 | 65600 | 0.2789 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 184 | Georgian Court University | 47800 | 58000 | 0.1759 | 1,478 | 1169 | 0.7052 | |
| 185 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48700 | 94900 | 0.4867 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 186 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 50200 | 60300 | 0.167 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 187 | Lynn University | 51600 | 64200 | 0.1963 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 188 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53400 | 53400 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 189 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 53900 | 72300 | 0.2554 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 190 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 54200 | 66500 | 0.1851 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 191 | Miami University-Oxford | 56400 | 56400 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 192 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 59000 | 61100 | 0.034 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 193 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 194 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 195 | The New School | 62600 | 118000 | 0.4697 | 1,449 | 1268 | 0.8333 | |
| 196 | Fordham University | 70100 | 95000 | 0.262 | 10,307 | 1415 | 0.5628 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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