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 Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.5879 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 3 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 7700 | 31800 | 0.7589 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 4 | Emory University | 7800 | 92500 | 0.9157 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 5 | Marshall University | 8800 | 34400 | 0.7437 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 6 | California State University-Northridge | 9100 | 36500 | 0.7501 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 7 | Indiana University-South Bend | 9400 | 46500 | 0.7974 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 8 | Idaho State University | 9500 | 22200 | 0.5728 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 9 | Eastern Kentucky University | 9600 | 22900 | 0.5818 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 10 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 10700 | 36600 | 0.7073 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 11 | Boston University | 11100 | 91600 | 0.8791 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 12 | Rhode Island College | 11200 | 54600 | 0.7949 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 12 | University of Michigan-Flint | 11200 | 45600 | 0.7541 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 14 | University of Houston | 12000 | 28400 | 0.5781 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 15 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 12800 | 31600 | 0.5951 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 16 | Youngstown State University | 13200 | 26800 | 0.507 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 17 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13500 | 28000 | 0.5175 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 18 | University of Southern Indiana | 14000 | 35900 | 0.6108 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 19 | Central Michigan University | 14400 | 37400 | 0.6155 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 20 | California State University-Chico | 14500 | 30700 | 0.5268 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 21 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 22 | Avila University | 14700 | 67500 | 0.7822 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14700 | 22800 | 0.3557 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 24 | Colorado Mesa University | 15000 | 40000 | 0.6241 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 25 | Troy University | 15100 | 32600 | 0.5365 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 26 | University of St Francis | 15300 | 71700 | 0.7871 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 27 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15400 | 36300 | 0.5759 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 28 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15500 | 76300 | 0.7971 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 29 | Eastern Illinois University | 15600 | 27500 | 0.4312 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 29 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15600 | 42600 | 0.6341 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 29 | Oakland University | 15600 | 28200 | 0.4471 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 32 | Sam Houston State University | 15800 | 30300 | 0.4782 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 32 | The University of Texas at Austin | 15800 | 30500 | 0.4817 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 32 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 15800 | 46800 | 0.6629 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 35 | Rogers State University | 15900 | 39700 | 0.6001 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 35 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16000 | 31700 | 0.4959 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 38 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16100 | 23200 | 0.306 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 38 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 16100 | 40300 | 0.6012 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 38 | Wayne State University | 16100 | 46200 | 0.6516 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 41 | Alabama A & M University | 16300 | 44800 | 0.6356 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 41 | Goshen College | 16300 | 55900 | 0.7091 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 43 | McNeese State University | 16400 | 32800 | 0.5006 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 44 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16700 | 64800 | 0.7426 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 45 | Texas State University | 16800 | 26800 | 0.3727 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 45 | Western Carolina University | 16800 | 19400 | 0.1341 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 47 | Bluefield State University | 16900 | 30700 | 0.45 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 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 | |
| 50 | Weber State University | 17100 | 41300 | 0.5854 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 51 | University of Mary | 17200 | 32600 | 0.4728 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 51 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17200 | 42900 | 0.5989 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 53 | Holy Family University | 17300 | 56400 | 0.6936 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 53 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17300 | 21300 | 0.1892 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 55 | Husson University | 17400 | 48100 | 0.6376 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 55 | San Francisco State University | 17400 | 55500 | 0.6867 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 57 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17500 | 24400 | 0.2827 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 58 | Campbellsville University | 17600 | 43200 | 0.592 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 58 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17600 | 52500 | 0.6647 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 60 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17700 | 39600 | 0.5537 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 60 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 17700 | 48000 | 0.6308 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 60 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 63 | Augusta University | 17800 | 51200 | 0.6519 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 63 | Georgia Southern University | 17800 | 23800 | 0.2525 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 63 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 17800 | 44900 | 0.6031 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 66 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 17900 | 35800 | 0.4998 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 67 | California State University-Fullerton | 18100 | 20600 | 0.1217 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 68 | East Tennessee State University | 18500 | 26100 | 0.2907 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 68 | Madonna University | 18500 | 58300 | 0.683 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 68 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18500 | 27700 | 0.332 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 71 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 45000 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 72 | California State University-Los Angeles | 18900 | 59200 | 0.6812 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 72 | Midwestern State University | 18900 | 28600 | 0.3386 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 74 | Texas Southern University | 19300 | 42500 | 0.5462 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 75 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 19500 | 26500 | 0.2645 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 75 | San Jose State University | 19500 | 33700 | 0.4214 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 77 | Boise State University | 19900 | 59700 | 0.6667 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 78 | Marian University | 20100 | 47200 | 0.5736 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 78 | Northwestern University | 20100 | 89500 | 0.7757 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 80 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1416 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 81 | Henderson State University | 20300 | 37500 | 0.459 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 82 | Bowie State University | 20500 | 44300 | 0.5379 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 83 | University of the Incarnate Word | 20600 | 73100 | 0.7184 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 84 | La Roche University | 20700 | 66200 | 0.6877 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 85 | North Dakota State University | 20900 | 25700 | 0.1868 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 86 | Bradley University | 21000 | 50800 | 0.5865 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21200 | 28200 | 0.2486 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 87 | Southwestern Adventist University | 21200 | 49800 | 0.5741 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 89 | University of Montevallo | 21400 | 53500 | 0.5998 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 90 | Austin Peay State University | 21500 | 29100 | 0.261 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 91 | University of Charleston | 21600 | 63900 | 0.6624 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 92 | Saint Ambrose University | 22800 | 55400 | 0.5881 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 93 | San Diego State University | 22900 | 28900 | 0.2089 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 94 | Briar Cliff University | 23100 | 67700 | 0.6588 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 95 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24000 | 80400 | 0.7014 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 95 | Point Park University | 24000 | 57000 | 0.5793 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 97 | Northern Arizona University | 24100 | 31200 | 0.2255 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 98 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3916 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 99 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 100 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.6481 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 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 | La Sierra University | 25000 | 70200 | 0.6438 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 104 | Mount Marty University | 25200 | 61700 | 0.592 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 105 | Syracuse University | 25300 | 83100 | 0.6955 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 106 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5038 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 107 | St. Francis College | 26000 | 39400 | 0.3405 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 108 | Evangel University | 26200 | 44900 | 0.4161 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 108 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26200 | 28400 | 0.0776 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 110 | Capital University | 27000 | 80300 | 0.6639 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 111 | Morehead State University | 27300 | 32600 | 0.1624 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 112 | Long Island University | 27400 | 59800 | 0.5423 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 112 | York College of Pennsylvania | 27400 | 45800 | 0.4021 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 114 | 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 | Murray State University | 27700 | 32400 | 0.1454 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 117 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28000 | 41800 | 0.3298 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 117 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2268 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 119 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 33400 | 0.1467 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 119 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 121 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 28600 | 48700 | 0.4127 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 122 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 123 | Westminster College | 29500 | 57600 | 0.4879 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 124 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3297 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 124 | Northern Kentucky University | 29700 | 32100 | 0.0748 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 126 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 29900 | 46100 | 0.3514 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 127 | Southeastern University | 30200 | 60500 | 0.5005 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 127 | University of North Texas | 30200 | 48200 | 0.3734 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 129 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4397 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 130 | California Baptist University | 30900 | 64800 | 0.5223 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 131 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3287 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 132 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 133 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 31200 | 57000 | 0.4529 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 134 | Washington Adventist University | 31400 | 37800 | 0.1695 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 135 | Missouri Baptist University | 31600 | 53800 | 0.4126 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 136 | Lasell University | 31900 | 48500 | 0.342 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 137 | Misericordia University | 32000 | 65100 | 0.5085 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 138 | Ithaca College | 32100 | 72500 | 0.5571 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 138 | University of Central Missouri | 32100 | 34300 | 0.0643 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 140 | Manhattan University | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5559 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 141 | Friends University | 32300 | 53600 | 0.3971 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 141 | North Central College | 32300 | 64900 | 0.5023 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 143 | St. John's University-New York | 32400 | 78000 | 0.5842 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 144 | Suffolk University | 32500 | 69700 | 0.5341 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 145 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3119 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 146 | Adrian College | 33600 | 70200 | 0.5215 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 147 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33700 | 36100 | 0.0664 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 148 | New England Institute of Technology | 33900 | 77700 | 0.564 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 149 | Hofstra University | 34400 | 77000 | 0.5531 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 150 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4793 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 151 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4648 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 152 | Asbury University | 34900 | 49100 | 0.2892 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 153 | Chicago State University | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0586 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 154 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0575 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 155 | Clark Atlanta University | 36400 | 61700 | 0.4102 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 156 | Ashland University | 36500 | 52700 | 0.3073 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 157 | Western Kentucky University | 36600 | 42300 | 0.1348 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 158 | 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 | 38100 | 65000 | 0.4136 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 161 | Elon University | 38400 | 58200 | 0.34 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 162 | Texas Tech University | 38800 | 41000 | 0.0537 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 163 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 39200 | 43400 | 0.0969 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 164 | MCPHS University | 39600 | 87400 | 0.5471 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 164 | University of Central Florida | 39600 | 39600 | 0 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 166 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39700 | 57000 | 0.3033 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 167 | Seton Hall University | 39800 | 67400 | 0.4092 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 168 | Arkansas State University | 40300 | 40900 | 0.0147 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 168 | Pepperdine University | 40300 | 105300 | 0.6175 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 170 | Temple University | 40700 | 55300 | 0.2642 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 171 | Quinnipiac University | 41000 | 79200 | 0.4822 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 172 | Bellarmine University | 41600 | 66100 | 0.3708 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 172 | Campbell University | 41600 | 65100 | 0.3611 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 174 | Montclair State University | 41900 | 46200 | 0.0931 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 175 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 176 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42600 | 53700 | 0.2066 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 177 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45600 | 0.0548 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 178 | Appalachian State University | 43600 | 43600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 179 | Texas Christian University | 43900 | 82400 | 0.4674 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 180 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 47300 | 65600 | 0.2791 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 181 | Saint Louis University | 48500 | 80900 | 0.4003 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 182 | University of Kentucky | 48900 | 56600 | 0.1362 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 183 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 184 | Columbia College Chicago | 52300 | 68600 | 0.2378 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 185 | Howard University | 53400 | 76900 | 0.3055 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 186 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 187 | Dallas Baptist University | 55700 | 71900 | 0.2252 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 188 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 189 | The University of Alabama | 57100 | 57100 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 190 | University of La Verne | 57300 | 66800 | 0.1423 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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