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

29 Ranked Colleges
1,820 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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 Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 29 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the media arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,739 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Media Arts Report

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 229 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on Media Arts at Florida State University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 111 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Media Arts at University of Georgia

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 367 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Mississippi is $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Media Arts at Ole Miss

#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 #5 for the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

FIU also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Florida International University Media Arts Report

#6

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#20 in overall quality

University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNG, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UNG.

Read full report on Media Arts at University of North Georgia

#7

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#16 in overall quality

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FGCU is $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Full FGCU Media Arts Report

#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#11 in overall quality

Florida Atlantic University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 140 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FAU is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at FAU

#9

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 106 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend KSU Georgia.

Read full report on Media Arts at Kennesaw State University

#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#17 in overall quality

Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k list, GaSou has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GaSou is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Full GaSou Media Arts Report

#11

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#8 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #11 on this year’s Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,509 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Media Arts at UofSC

#12

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#23 in overall quality

Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #23 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Media Arts Report

#13

University of South Carolina - Aiken

Aiken, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Aiken landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of South Carolina - Aiken is $15,050 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at UofSC Aiken

#14

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#19 in overall quality

Lee University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. 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 also took the #19 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lee University is $17,696 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Lee University Media Arts Report

#15

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#12 in overall quality

Harding University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Harding University 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k list, Harding has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Harding.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at Harding University

#16

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $10,270 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $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 came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Loyola New Orleans also took the #14 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Loyola New Orleans is $21,486 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Loyola University New Orleans

#18

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina

North Greenville University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. North Greenville University is located in Tigerville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for North Greenville is $22,058 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Media Arts at North Greenville University

#19

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
#25 in overall quality

Anderson University South Carolina landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Anderson University South Carolina, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.

Read full report on Media Arts at Anderson University South Carolina

#20

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
#18 in overall quality

Florida Southern College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k list, Florida Southern has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Southern is $25,646 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Florida Southern Media Arts Report

#21

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Southeastern University is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 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 SEU is $24,909 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Southeastern University

#22

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#13 in overall quality

The University of Tampa came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. 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.

UT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT is $30,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 full report on Media Arts at UT

#23

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Elon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #23. Elon is a medium-sized school located in Elon, North Carolina that handed out 43 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 more than $110k list, Elon has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $37,230 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Elon.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at Elon University

#24

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#24 in overall quality

Liberty University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Liberty University.

Full Liberty University Media Arts Report

#25

William Peace University

Raleigh, North Carolina

William Peace University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend WPU is $24,134 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Media Arts at William Peace 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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