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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

29 Ranked Colleges
1,820 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Southeast region, there were 2,645 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,820 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in media arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great media arts programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 43 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,846 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Georgia Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgia Tech Media Arts Report

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 229 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $15,074 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida State Media Arts Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k list, FIU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $13,821 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Media Arts at Florida International University

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 111 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $17,105 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UGA Media Arts Report

#5

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ole Miss is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 367 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ole Miss is $19,539 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Mississippi Media Arts Report

#6

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of North Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of North Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 39 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

UNG also took the #20 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Georgia is $12,939 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Media Arts at University of North Georgia

#7

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#16 in overall quality

Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

FGCU also took the #16 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,776 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University Media Arts Report

#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#11 in overall quality

Florida Atlantic University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 140 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k list, FAU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $16,249 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at FAU

#9

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#8 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,382 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at UofSC

#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#17 in overall quality

Georgia Southern University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $18,255 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at GaSou

#11

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #9 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $19,570 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Media Arts at KSU Georgia

#12

University of South Carolina - Aiken

Aiken, South Carolina

With a ranking of #12, University of South Carolina - Aiken did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of South Carolina - Aiken is a small public school situated in Aiken, South Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of South Carolina - Aiken is $17,864 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at University of South Carolina - Aiken

#13

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#23 in overall quality

Middle Tennessee State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $17,177 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Media Arts Report

#14

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#12 in overall quality

Harding University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $21,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Media Arts at Harding

#15

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#19 in overall quality

Lee University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lee University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lee University is $18,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Lee University Media Arts Report

#16

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,956 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Henderson State University.

Full Henderson State University Media Arts Report

#17

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#14 in overall quality

Loyola University New Orleans landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k list, Loyola New Orleans has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Loyola University New Orleans is $23,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Loyola New Orleans

#18

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina

North Greenville University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. North Greenville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tigerville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $22,408 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend North Greenville.

Read full report on Media Arts at North Greenville

#19

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
#25 in overall quality

Anderson University South Carolina landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 14 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University South Carolina also took the #25 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,621 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.

Read full report on Media Arts at Anderson University South Carolina

#20

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Elon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #20. Elon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Elon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $35,346 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Elon.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Elon University

#21

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
#18 in overall quality

Florida Southern College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Florida Southern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Southern is $26,155 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Florida Southern

#22

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#21 in overall quality

Southeastern University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

SEU also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern University is $26,532 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Southeastern University Media Arts Report

#23

William Peace University

Raleigh, North Carolina

William Peace University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. William Peace University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $25,759 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend WPU.

Full William Peace University Media Arts Report

#24

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#13 in overall quality

The University of Tampa ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Tampa is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tampa is $30,052 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at The University of Tampa

#25

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#24 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k list, Liberty University has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $29,843 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Liberty University.

Read full report on Media Arts at Liberty 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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