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2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 12 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. ASU - 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 estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Read more about Media Arts at ASU - Tempe

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for Southwest 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 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Media Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest 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 87%.

Full Texas Tech University Media Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 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 more than $110k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Media Arts Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Texas State University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 86 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for southwest 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 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%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Media Arts Report

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UTEP.

Read full report on Media Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso

#10 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k 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 also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Full West Texas A&M University Media Arts Report

#8

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#13 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Oral Roberts University is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 1 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $22,248 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Oral Roberts University

#9 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 8 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 more than $110k list, Abilene Christian has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian University is $26,809 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Abilene Christian

#10

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#12 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UIW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of the Incarnate Word is $24,784 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Media Arts at University of the Incarnate Word

#11

Saint Edward's University

Austin, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Edward’s University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St. Edward’s University is $24,833 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Full St. Edward’s University Media Arts Report

#12

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 56 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 more than $110k list, Baylor has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Baylor University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Media Arts at Baylor

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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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