2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
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Media Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 9,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 719 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 589 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in media arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality media arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the media arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.
Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,797 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UT Dallas.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $18,810 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 84 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $14,250 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 45 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $14,033 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,891 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,421 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 62 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
UTEP also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $10,786 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.
West Texas A&M University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $11,101 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.
Saint Edward’s University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Edward’s University also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $23,929 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Saint Edward’s University.
With a ranking of #9, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
ORU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $25,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
UIW also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Incarnate Word is $25,383 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.
With a ranking of #11, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Abilene Christian University is $25,207 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.
Baylor University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 56 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $31,343 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Baylor.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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- 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%.
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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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