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2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
259 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,028 people earned their degree in media arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 701 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 259 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Media Arts at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Read more about Media Arts at University of California - Berkeley

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Davis Media Arts Report

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Full University of Southern California Media Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. California State University - East Bay is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Cal State East Bay also took the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Media Arts at California State University - East Bay

#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Oregon did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oregon 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 17 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

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

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  • 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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