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

7 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

Media Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 9,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 229 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

UNI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Media Arts at UNI

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

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 full report on Media Arts at MSU Moorhead

#3

Bethany Lutheran College

Mankato, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany Lutheran College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

BLC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bethany Lutheran College is $16,368 for plains states region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Media Arts at BLC

#4

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Evangel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 20 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Evangel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $22,837 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Evangel University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Evangel Media Arts Report

#5

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Storm Lake, Iowa, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

BVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,544 for plains states region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Buena Vista University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Media Arts at BVU

#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Webster University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Webster University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also took the #5 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $22,768 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Webster.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

Full Webster Media Arts Report

#7

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Augsburg University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Augsburg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Augsburg, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Augsburg University is $24,653 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Media Arts at Augsburg 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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