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 | University of Connecticut | 0 | 33200 | 1 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 2 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | 5100 | 53000 | 0.9035 | 2,525 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 6200 | 12900 | 0.5181 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Santa Ana College | 6300 | 30400 | 0.792 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Santa Monica College | 7100 | 15500 | 0.5427 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 6 | Davidson College | 9800 | 89900 | 0.891 | 1,869 | 1454 | 0.1337 | |
| 7 | Valdosta State University | 10400 | 24800 | 0.5817 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 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 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 13200 | 22500 | 0.4139 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 11 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 13900 | 25000 | 0.4431 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 12 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 12 | University of Idaho | 14100 | 31300 | 0.55 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 14 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 15 | New York University | 15800 | 91800 | 0.8277 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 16 | Eastern Illinois University | 16600 | 27700 | 0.4006 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 16 | Grand Valley State University | 16600 | 25300 | 0.3443 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 18 | Northwestern University | 16800 | 89500 | 0.8127 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 19 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 17200 | 29300 | 0.4133 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 20 | Central Washington University | 17300 | 22700 | 0.2376 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 21 | Bluffton University | 18400 | 55000 | 0.6652 | 602 | 1025 | 0.6116 | |
| 21 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 18400 | 20300 | 0.0936 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan University | 18900 | 36100 | 0.4762 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 23 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 23 | University of Mississippi | 18900 | 45500 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 26 | Lincoln University | 19100 | 36300 | 0.4744 | 1,545 | 890 | 0.6572 | |
| 27 | Lee University | 19300 | 37100 | 0.4792 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 28 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 29 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20000 | 49400 | 0.5946 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 29 | Towson University | 20000 | 30000 | 0.3329 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 31 | Bethany Lutheran College | 20100 | 46400 | 0.5669 | 856 | 1160 | 0.3897 | |
| 31 | Marian University | 20100 | 46100 | 0.5637 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 31 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20100 | 24500 | 0.1792 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 34 | Western Michigan University | 20200 | 26500 | 0.238 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 35 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 20400 | 33400 | 0.3897 | 3,469 | 1080 | 0.9215 | |
| 36 | Saint Peter's University | 20700 | 66300 | 0.6875 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 37 | Augsburg University | 20800 | 56400 | 0.6312 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 37 | Lebanon Valley College | 20800 | 71600 | 0.7097 | 1,720 | 1225 | 0.8377 | |
| 39 | Union College | 21100 | 90400 | 0.7669 | 2,065 | 1393 | 0.4374 | |
| 40 | Canisius University | 21700 | 53200 | 0.5917 | 1,724 | 1129 | 0.7224 | |
| 41 | Lancaster Bible College Capital Seminary & Graduate School | 21800 | 54400 | 0.5994 | 1,778 | 1115 | 0.9519 | |
| 42 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 22100 | 34400 | 0.3575 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 43 | Ball State University | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 43 | Colorado Christian University | 22400 | 63300 | 0.6459 | 6,730 | 1110 | 0.8328 | |
| 45 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6188 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 45 | Manhattanville University | 22500 | 65300 | 0.6552 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 47 | Alma College | 22600 | 70500 | 0.6798 | 1,159 | 1085 | 0.57 | |
| 47 | Azusa Pacific University | 22600 | 63100 | 0.6416 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 49 | Florida State University | 22700 | 25000 | 0.0922 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 50 | Carlow University | 22800 | 58100 | 0.608 | 1,355 | 1080 | 0.8696 | |
| 51 | Manchester University | 22900 | 54200 | 0.5763 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 52 | Henderson State University | 23100 | 35900 | 0.357 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 53 | University of Rochester | 23300 | 93100 | 0.7499 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 54 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23400 | 33600 | 0.3037 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 55 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 55600 | 0.5772 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 55 | University of Charleston | 23500 | 56300 | 0.583 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 57 | Muskingum University | 23900 | 49600 | 0.5178 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 58 | Northern Michigan University | 24400 | 32900 | 0.2587 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 59 | Calvin University | 24500 | 53000 | 0.5379 | 3,356 | 1214 | 0.7091 | |
| 60 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24600 | 26600 | 0.0779 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 61 | University of Saint Mary | 24700 | 53700 | 0.5397 | 1,027 | 1045 | 0.8663 | |
| 62 | Visible Music College | 24800 | 42900 | 0.4219 | 168 | 0 | 0.2868 | |
| 63 | Dordt University | 24900 | 52300 | 0.5237 | 1,695 | 1195 | 0.7116 | |
| 63 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 24900 | 37400 | 0.3346 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 63 | West Texas A & M University | 24900 | 27100 | 0.0811 | 6,930 | 1060 | 0.5863 | |
| 66 | Northwood University | 25800 | 54500 | 0.5271 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 67 | Eastern Mennonite University | 25900 | 62000 | 0.5823 | 791 | 1269 | 1 | |
| 67 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 25900 | 48900 | 0.47 | 5,692 | 1090 | 0.9508 | |
| 67 | University of the Incarnate Word | 25900 | 59900 | 0.568 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 70 | Corban University | 26100 | 57300 | 0.5443 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
| 70 | North Central University | 26100 | 43800 | 0.4039 | 865 | 1075 | 0.9082 | |
| 72 | Evangel University | 26300 | 39900 | 0.341 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 72 | Marywood University | 26300 | 55500 | 0.5264 | 1,834 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 72 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 75 | Georgia Southern University | 26400 | 26700 | 0.0112 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 75 | Saint Edward's University | 26400 | 71900 | 0.6325 | 2,731 | 1135 | 0.8369 | |
| 77 | University of Mount Union | 26500 | 50900 | 0.4791 | 1,927 | 1105 | 0.8013 | |
| 78 | St. Francis College | 26600 | 39400 | 0.3253 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 79 | Southwestern College | 26700 | 69700 | 0.6172 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 80 | Webster University | 26800 | 54300 | 0.5061 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 81 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 26900 | 83600 | 0.6785 | 7,283 | 1451 | 0.1398 | |
| 81 | University of North Georgia | 26900 | 35500 | 0.2422 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 81 | William Jessup University | 26900 | 51600 | 0.4778 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 84 | Capital University | 27000 | 68600 | 0.6065 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 84 | Kennesaw State University | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 84 | University of the Pacific | 27000 | 69800 | 0.6124 | 3,249 | 1298 | 0.7132 | |
| 87 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 27400 | 37900 | 0.2772 | 4,174 | 1164 | 0.8298 | |
| 87 | Kent State University at Kent | 27400 | 28400 | 0.0352 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 87 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 27400 | 34200 | 0.199 | 5,823 | 1150 | 0.8619 | |
| 87 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 27400 | 36700 | 0.2534 | 3,289 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
| 87 | University of Valley Forge | 27400 | 50000 | 0.4517 | 517 | 1059 | 0.612 | |
| 92 | Park University | 27500 | 30800 | 0.1072 | 6,238 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic University | 27600 | 39200 | 0.2961 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 93 | Wilmington College | 27600 | 48200 | 0.4268 | 924 | 1070 | 0.846 | |
| 95 | McPherson College | 27700 | 47600 | 0.4184 | 876 | 1065 | 0.7676 | |
| 96 | Murray State University | 27800 | 32400 | 0.1414 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 97 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28000 | 41800 | 0.3299 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 98 | North Central College | 28100 | 62700 | 0.5515 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 98 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.2232 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 100 | Keene State College | 28200 | 40700 | 0.307 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 101 | Drury University | 28300 | 52900 | 0.4649 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 102 | Western Connecticut State University | 28400 | 35800 | 0.2069 | 3,542 | 1130 | 0.8136 | |
| 103 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5914 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 104 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2138 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 105 | Messiah University | 29000 | 54100 | 0.4642 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 106 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2838 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 106 | William Peace University | 29200 | 50200 | 0.4177 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 108 | Hilbert College | 29800 | 54600 | 0.4546 | 939 | 1103 | 0.98 | |
| 109 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 29900 | 31100 | 0.0385 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 109 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 29900 | 30000 | 0.0033 | 18,428 | 1090 | 0.9529 | |
| 111 | Cedar Crest College | 30000 | 66000 | 0.5451 | 886 | 1095 | 0.9913 | |
| 111 | Gannon University | 30000 | 45300 | 0.3378 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 113 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5529 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 113 | Mississippi College | 30300 | 45400 | 0.3324 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 115 | Albright College | 30400 | 48700 | 0.3758 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 116 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78100 | 0.6096 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 117 | St Bonaventure University | 30800 | 61000 | 0.4948 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 118 | University of Toledo | 30900 | 42000 | 0.2639 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 119 | Florida Southern College | 31300 | 63200 | 0.5044 | 2,626 | 1219 | 0.5909 | |
| 120 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 31500 | 41600 | 0.2431 | 9,302 | 1125 | 0.9735 | |
| 121 | Columbia International University | 31700 | 44800 | 0.2919 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 122 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 31800 | 39500 | 0.1951 | 6,306 | 1214 | 0.9075 | |
| 123 | Indiana University-South Bend | 32000 | 46100 | 0.3058 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 123 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32000 | 44800 | 0.2857 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 125 | Southeastern University | 32500 | 60500 | 0.4625 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 126 | Southern Oregon University | 32600 | 32600 | 0 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 126 | Spring Arbor University | 32600 | 51100 | 0.3633 | 1,091 | 1120 | 0.3733 | |
| 128 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 128 | Mount Saint Mary College | 32800 | 68400 | 0.5205 | 2,141 | 1090 | 0.8888 | |
| 130 | Harding University | 32900 | 47000 | 0.2995 | 3,523 | 1193 | 0.3942 | |
| 130 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 32900 | 41100 | 0.1995 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 132 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4661 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 133 | University of Saint Joseph | 33500 | 68000 | 0.5077 | 879 | 1174 | 0.7964 | |
| 134 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 54600 | 0.3849 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 135 | Ithaca College | 33700 | 72500 | 0.5351 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 136 | St. John Fisher University | 34200 | 63700 | 0.4632 | 2,583 | 1210 | 0.664 | |
| 137 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34300 | 35100 | 0.0228 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 138 | Barry University | 34500 | 54600 | 0.3681 | 3,232 | 1015 | 0.7721 | |
| 138 | Valparaiso University | 34500 | 63200 | 0.4535 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 140 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 62700 | 0.4471 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 141 | North Greenville University | 34700 | 44800 | 0.2248 | 2,020 | 1164 | 0.6667 | |
| 141 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 34700 | 49600 | 0.3002 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 141 | University of South Florida | 34700 | 34700 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 144 | Drake University | 34900 | 68500 | 0.4909 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 145 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35000 | 35100 | 0.0028 | 6,197 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 146 | Cedarville University | 35100 | 55100 | 0.364 | 4,916 | 1247 | 0.6488 | |
| 147 | Adelphi University | 35300 | 63300 | 0.4433 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 147 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 149 | Abilene Christian University | 35500 | 60700 | 0.4148 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 150 | University of Maine | 35800 | 45100 | 0.2062 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 151 | Florida International University | 36200 | 36800 | 0.0163 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 152 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 153 | Andrews University | 36400 | 47100 | 0.227 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 153 | Lawrence Technological University | 36400 | 67800 | 0.4629 | 2,579 | 1155 | 0.7403 | |
| 155 | Warner Pacific University | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1221 | 350 | 945 | 0.5855 | |
| 156 | Long Island University | 36700 | 59600 | 0.3844 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 157 | Seattle University | 37200 | 69800 | 0.4668 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 158 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 37500 | 51000 | 0.2642 | 824 | 1060 | 0.7703 | |
| 159 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 160 | Washington State University | 38600 | 53900 | 0.2835 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 161 | Reinhardt University | 38900 | 49300 | 0.2096 | 1,082 | 1070 | 0.6017 | |
| 162 | New York Institute of Technology | 39100 | 78600 | 0.5023 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 163 | Arcadia University | 39500 | 71600 | 0.4483 | 2,030 | 1185 | 0.8022 | |
| 164 | SUNY at Purchase College | 39600 | 41300 | 0.0411 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 165 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 166 | Alvernia University | 39800 | 68700 | 0.4208 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 166 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39800 | 53300 | 0.2532 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 168 | Loyola University Chicago | 40100 | 73500 | 0.4543 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 169 | University of Georgia | 40300 | 46000 | 0.1242 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 170 | Endicott College | 40500 | 63200 | 0.3591 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
| 171 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 172 | CUNY City College | 41500 | 41500 | 0 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 173 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3591 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 174 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 55100 | 0.2379 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 175 | Butler University | 43100 | 64500 | 0.3317 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 175 | Georgian Court University | 43100 | 58000 | 0.257 | 1,478 | 1169 | 0.7052 | |
| 177 | University of the Arts | 44700 | 88300 | 0.4935 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 178 | Middle Tennessee State University | 45800 | 45800 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 179 | High Point University | 46000 | 70500 | 0.3476 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 180 | Montclair State University | 46200 | 46600 | 0.0086 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 181 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 182 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 48300 | 85700 | 0.4362 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 183 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48700 | 64400 | 0.2439 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 184 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 50200 | 60300 | 0.167 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 185 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50800 | 52900 | 0.0392 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 186 | Drexel University | 51300 | 82600 | 0.3788 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 187 | Lynn University | 51600 | 64200 | 0.1963 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 187 | University of Colorado Boulder | 51600 | 56300 | 0.0834 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 189 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 51800 | 56100 | 0.0762 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 190 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 54100 | 66000 | 0.1804 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 191 | Fordham University | 56000 | 94600 | 0.4082 | 10,307 | 1415 | 0.5628 | |
| 192 | Miami University-Oxford | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 16,816 | 1299 | 0.754 | |
| 193 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 59000 | 61100 | 0.034 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 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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