Considering a degree in Radio?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in California.
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 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 | Johns Hopkins University | 2700 | 92000 | 0.9704 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.5879 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 4 | Emory University | 7800 | 92500 | 0.9157 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 5 | Marshall University | 8800 | 34400 | 0.7437 | 9,146 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 6 | California State University-Northridge | 9100 | 36500 | 0.7509 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.881 | |
| 7 | Idaho State University | 9500 | 22200 | 0.5728 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky University | 9600 | 22900 | 0.5818 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 9 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 10700 | 27400 | 0.6092 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 10 | Boston University | 11100 | 91600 | 0.8791 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 11 | Rhode Island College | 11200 | 54600 | 0.7949 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 11 | University of Michigan-Flint | 11200 | 45600 | 0.7541 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 13 | Midwestern State University | 11500 | 21600 | 0.467 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 14 | University of Houston | 12000 | 28400 | 0.5781 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 15 | Eastern Illinois University | 12700 | 24300 | 0.478 | 6,785 | 990 | 0.6535 | |
| 16 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 13100 | 25700 | 0.4897 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 17 | Youngstown State University | 13200 | 26800 | 0.507 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 18 | University of Southern Indiana | 13400 | 26000 | 0.4862 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 19 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13600 | 28000 | 0.5139 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 20 | Central Michigan University | 14400 | 37400 | 0.6155 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 21 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 22 | University of North Texas | 14600 | 25700 | 0.4325 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 23 | Avila University | 14700 | 67500 | 0.7822 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 23 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14700 | 36300 | 0.5952 | 733 | 1045 | 0.6776 | |
| 23 | California State University-Chico | 14700 | 23700 | 0.3787 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14700 | 22800 | 0.3557 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 27 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4438 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 27 | Wayne State University | 15000 | 32900 | 0.5438 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 29 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 37700 | 0.6009 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 29 | Troy University | 15100 | 32600 | 0.5365 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 31 | Colorado Mesa University | 15200 | 40000 | 0.6205 | 9,473 | 1090 | 0.9829 | |
| 31 | University of St Francis | 15200 | 71700 | 0.7875 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 33 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 15500 | 46800 | 0.6693 | 6,550 | 1110 | 0.7456 | |
| 34 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 35 | Rogers State University | 15900 | 39700 | 0.6001 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 35 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15900 | 40300 | 0.6062 | 5,463 | 1055 | 0.8147 | |
| 37 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16000 | 31700 | 0.4959 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 38 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16100 | 42600 | 0.6223 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 39 | Goshen College | 16200 | 55900 | 0.7096 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 39 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16200 | 23200 | 0.3017 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 41 | Alabama A & M University | 16300 | 44800 | 0.6356 | 5,845 | 920 | 0.6622 | |
| 41 | Sam Houston State University | 16300 | 23000 | 0.2914 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 43 | McNeese State University | 16400 | 32800 | 0.5006 | 5,560 | 1070 | 0.6755 | |
| 44 | Bluefield State University | 16700 | 29200 | 0.4287 | 1,249 | 990 | 0.8722 | |
| 45 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16800 | 64800 | 0.7416 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 45 | Western Carolina University | 16800 | 19400 | 0.1341 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 47 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 47 | University of South Alabama | 16900 | 35200 | 0.5202 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 49 | Morehead State University | 17000 | 28000 | 0.3926 | 8,258 | 1140 | 0.7721 | |
| 50 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 17100 | 35800 | 0.5221 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 51 | University of Mary | 17200 | 32600 | 0.473 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 51 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17200 | 42900 | 0.5989 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 51 | Weber State University | 17200 | 41300 | 0.583 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 54 | Holy Family University | 17300 | 56400 | 0.6936 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 55 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 17400 | 44900 | 0.612 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17400 | 21300 | 0.1846 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 57 | Campbellsville University | 17600 | 43200 | 0.592 | 6,853 | 1055 | 0.9833 | |
| 57 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17600 | 52500 | 0.6647 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 59 | Quincy University | 17700 | 68000 | 0.7392 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 59 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 17700 | 48000 | 0.6308 | 3,856 | 1185 | 0.7518 | |
| 59 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17700 | 39600 | 0.5537 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 59 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 63 | Augusta University | 17800 | 51200 | 0.6519 | 6,078 | 1125 | 0.6276 | |
| 63 | Georgia Southern University | 17800 | 23800 | 0.2525 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 65 | University of Holy Cross | 18000 | 36300 | 0.5048 | 806 | 985 | 0.9901 | |
| 66 | California State University-Fullerton | 18100 | 20600 | 0.1231 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 67 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 18600 | 67900 | 0.7256 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 68 | University of Mississippi | 18800 | 45000 | 0.5828 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 69 | California State University-Los Angeles | 18900 | 59200 | 0.6812 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 70 | Culver-Stockton College | 19000 | 59900 | 0.6825 | 861 | 0 | 0.6518 | |
| 71 | Texas Southern University | 19300 | 42500 | 0.5462 | 6,619 | 915 | 0.9335 | |
| 71 | Texas Tech University | 19300 | 27900 | 0.3086 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 73 | La Roche University | 19400 | 66200 | 0.7073 | 755 | 1069 | 0.7016 | |
| 74 | Marian University | 20100 | 47200 | 0.5736 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 75 | Henderson State University | 20300 | 37500 | 0.459 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 75 | Minot State University | 20300 | 23500 | 0.1386 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 75 | State University of New York at Oswego | 20300 | 40200 | 0.4952 | 5,517 | 1164 | 0.8057 | |
| 75 | University of Montevallo | 20300 | 31500 | 0.3561 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.539 | |
| 79 | Boise State University | 20400 | 59700 | 0.6583 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 80 | Bowie State University | 20500 | 50200 | 0.5922 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 81 | Northwestern University | 20600 | 89500 | 0.7702 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 82 | Bradley University | 21000 | 50800 | 0.5865 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 83 | Southwestern Adventist University | 21300 | 49800 | 0.5721 | 813 | 1064 | 0.5552 | |
| 84 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21400 | 28200 | 0.2415 | 7,586 | 0 | 0.9433 | |
| 85 | Austin Peay State University | 21500 | 29100 | 0.261 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 85 | Morningside University | 21500 | 79200 | 0.7284 | 1,177 | 922 | 0.7057 | |
| 87 | Vermont State University | 21800 | 26900 | 0.1893 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 88 | San Jose State University | 21900 | 41100 | 0.4673 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 89 | San Francisco State University | 22700 | 55400 | 0.5903 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 90 | Saint Ambrose University | 22800 | 55400 | 0.5881 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 91 | Briar Cliff University | 23100 | 67700 | 0.6588 | 737 | 1075 | 0.6169 | |
| 91 | Saint Cloud State University | 23100 | 36800 | 0.3733 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 91 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 25800 | 0.1023 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 94 | The University of Alabama | 23200 | 31000 | 0.2514 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 95 | University of Kentucky | 23900 | 36100 | 0.3379 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 96 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24000 | 80400 | 0.7014 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 96 | Point Park University | 24000 | 57000 | 0.5793 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 98 | Northern Arizona University | 24100 | 33100 | 0.2723 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 99 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3909 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 100 | Temple University | 24500 | 36400 | 0.3272 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 101 | Regis College | 24800 | 70700 | 0.6492 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 102 | Lewis University | 24900 | 57700 | 0.5682 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 103 | Mount Marty University | 25200 | 61700 | 0.592 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 103 | St Catherine University | 25200 | 71900 | 0.6489 | 2,505 | 1124 | 0.9185 | |
| 105 | East Tennessee State University | 25700 | 30600 | 0.16 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 106 | Mount Aloysius College | 26000 | 49200 | 0.4718 | 2,942 | 1010 | 0.904 | |
| 106 | St. Francis College | 26000 | 39400 | 0.3405 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 108 | Oakland University | 26200 | 39700 | 0.3401 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 109 | Ashland University | 26400 | 56600 | 0.534 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 110 | Capital University | 27000 | 80300 | 0.6639 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 111 | Long Island University | 27300 | 59800 | 0.5439 | 11,753 | 1252 | 0.8977 | |
| 111 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6714 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 113 | Rowan University | 27500 | 41600 | 0.3386 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 113 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 115 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 116 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0835 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 117 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2249 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 118 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 33400 | 0.1467 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 119 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.592 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 120 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0686 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 121 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2853 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 122 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3364 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 123 | Southeastern University | 29600 | 60500 | 0.5105 | 10,351 | 1110 | 0.6165 | |
| 123 | Westminster College | 29600 | 57600 | 0.4861 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 125 | Northern Kentucky University | 29700 | 32100 | 0.0748 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 126 | York College of Pennsylvania | 29800 | 45800 | 0.3496 | 3,308 | 1140 | 0.942 | |
| 127 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30700 | 54600 | 0.4385 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 128 | California Baptist University | 30900 | 64800 | 0.5223 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 129 | Siena Heights University | 31100 | 46300 | 0.3272 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 130 | Manhattanville University | 31200 | 68500 | 0.5447 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 131 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 31300 | 57000 | 0.4511 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 132 | Rider University | 31500 | 60600 | 0.4803 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 133 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4113 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 134 | Washington Adventist University | 31900 | 37800 | 0.1562 | 605 | 951 | 0.4536 | |
| 135 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 32100 | 39900 | 0.1954 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 135 | Misericordia University | 32100 | 65100 | 0.5074 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 137 | Ithaca College | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5557 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 137 | Manhattan University | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5559 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 139 | North Central College | 32300 | 64900 | 0.5023 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 140 | St. John's University-New York | 32400 | 78000 | 0.5842 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 141 | Suffolk University | 32500 | 69700 | 0.5341 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 142 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3114 | 2,605 | 995 | 0.9427 | |
| 143 | Lewis-Clark State College | 33100 | 40000 | 0.1725 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 144 | Adrian College | 33700 | 70200 | 0.5205 | 1,678 | 1025 | 0.6843 | |
| 145 | Hofstra University | 34400 | 77000 | 0.5531 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 145 | New England Institute of Technology | 34400 | 77700 | 0.5575 | 1,718 | 1055 | 0.6673 | |
| 147 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4787 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 148 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34700 | 50900 | 0.3172 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 149 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34900 | 65100 | 0.4642 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 150 | Asbury University | 35000 | 49100 | 0.2878 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 151 | San Diego State University | 35400 | 36100 | 0.0194 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 152 | Chicago State University | 35500 | 37600 | 0.0567 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 153 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0556 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 154 | Clark Atlanta University | 36400 | 61700 | 0.4102 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 155 | Indiana University-South Bend | 36600 | 38800 | 0.0551 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 155 | Western Kentucky University | 36600 | 42300 | 0.1348 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 157 | Lasell University | 37200 | 48500 | 0.2328 | 1,293 | 1212 | 0.927 | |
| 157 | Towson University | 37200 | 46400 | 0.1983 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 159 | Champlain College | 37300 | 90100 | 0.5862 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 160 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38000 | 65000 | 0.4151 | 1,059 | 1025 | 0.8172 | |
| 161 | The Master's University and Seminary | 38300 | 53700 | 0.2862 | 1,914 | 1110 | 0.7589 | |
| 162 | Elon University | 38400 | 58200 | 0.34 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 163 | University of Charleston | 39100 | 51200 | 0.2361 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 164 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 39300 | 43400 | 0.0953 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 165 | University of Central Florida | 39600 | 39600 | 0 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 166 | MCPHS University | 39700 | 87400 | 0.5459 | 3,477 | 1217 | 0.8521 | |
| 167 | Seton Hall University | 39800 | 67400 | 0.4092 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 168 | Arkansas State University | 40300 | 40900 | 0.0151 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 169 | Quinnipiac University | 41000 | 79200 | 0.4822 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 170 | Bellarmine University | 41600 | 66100 | 0.3698 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 171 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3601 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 172 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 173 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 174 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45600 | 0.0548 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 175 | Appalachian State University | 43600 | 43600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 176 | Texas Christian University | 43900 | 82400 | 0.4674 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 177 | Saint Louis University | 44800 | 80900 | 0.446 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 178 | The University of Texas at Austin | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 179 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50800 | 52900 | 0.0404 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 180 | Columbia College Chicago | 52300 | 68600 | 0.2378 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 181 | Howard University | 53400 | 76900 | 0.3055 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 181 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53400 | 53400 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 183 | Dallas Baptist University | 55700 | 71900 | 0.2252 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 184 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 57100 | 66500 | 0.1414 | 14,657 | 1183 | 0.8368 | |
| 185 | University of La Verne | 57300 | 66800 | 0.1423 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4848 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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