2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (With Aid)
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Media Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 9,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,695 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 140 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
Top 26 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (With Aid)
Out of the 140 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Tech is $14,739 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Media Arts Report
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 For Those Getting Aid. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 229 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for CCNY is $2,385 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 30 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $15,232 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Carson, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills is $4,215 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 367 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ole Miss is $14,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Florida International University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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.
The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Ball State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ball State is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 220 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $15,147 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.
University of Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 111 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 94%.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 26 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,606 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.
With a ranking of #11, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 140 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,186 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid per year to attend FAU.
Read full report on Media Arts at Florida Atlantic University
With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, ASU - Tempe is in the top on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,706 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.
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 full report on Media Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe
Texas State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas State University 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.
The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $15,230 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
With a ranking of #14, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 140 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Skysong also took the #25 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
With a ranking of #14, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,620 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend IU Bloomington is $13,253 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 62 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $8,920 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
Read more about Media Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is $11,285 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
With a ranking of #18, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 86 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Georgia landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNG is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 39 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNG is $10,396 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.
Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Kokomo is $9,796 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
Indiana University - South Bend did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 13 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,717 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid per year to attend Indiana University - South Bend.
Texas Tech University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
SUNY Plattsburgh came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. SUNY Plattsburgh is a medium-sized public school situated in Plattsburgh, New York. It awarded 23 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY Plattsburgh is $15,845 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
SUNY New Paltz landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 109 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY New Paltz is $17,171 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Utica, New York, this small public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Polytechnic Institute is $13,809 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Media Arts at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
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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%.
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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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