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2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 701 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 391 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in media arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality media arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. CSUDH is a public institution located in Carson, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH also took the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Dominguez Hills is $4,215 for far western us region 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%.

Read full report on Media Arts at CSUDH

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 127 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid list, Wazzu has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $16,358 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid per year to attend Wazzu.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Media Arts at Wazzu

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $20,016 for far western us region 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 85%. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Oregon State University Media Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanguard University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Vanguard University of Southern California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanguard, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanguard is $20,051 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Vanguard Media Arts Report

#5

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Hawaii Pacific University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hawaii Pacific University is $27,508 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.

Full Hawaii Pacific University Media Arts Report

#6

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#1 in overall quality

Seattle University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Seattle, Washington 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 41 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seattle U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seattle U is $34,802 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Media Arts at Seattle University

#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $34,145 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid per year to attend Academy of Art University.

Read more about Media Arts at Academy of Art 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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