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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Media Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 9,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 701 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 391 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in media arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent media arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the media arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. CSUDH is located in Carson, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k list, CSUDH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills is $2,455 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at CSUDH

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 127 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wazzu has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Washington State University is $9,334 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at Washington State University

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,157 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oregon State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at Oregon State

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanguard University of Southern California landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k list, Vanguard has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,222 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Vanguard.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Vanguard Media Arts Report

#5

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #5 spot on the list. Seattle University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 41 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Seattle University is $23,730 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at Seattle U

#6

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Hawaii Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawaii Pacific University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hawaii Pacific University is $23,845 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Hawaii Pacific University Media Arts Report

#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

Academy of Art University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 34 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $29,390 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Academy of Art University.

Read more about Media Arts at Academy of Art University

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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