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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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 Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in media arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great media arts programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The interactive multimedia school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Iowa is $15,620 for plains states region 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. 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%.

Read more about Media Arts at University of Northern Iowa

#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 Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid 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 also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.

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%.

Full MSU Moorhead Media Arts Report

#3

Bethany Lutheran College

Mankato, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany Lutheran College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bethany Lutheran College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BLC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,368 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid per year to attend Bethany Lutheran College.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Media Arts at Bethany Lutheran College

#4

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buena Vista University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BVU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BVU is $17,544 for plains states region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Buena Vista University Media Arts Report

#5

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

Augsburg did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Augsburg is $24,653 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students with aid.

Read full report on Media Arts at Augsburg

#6

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Evangel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Evangel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s 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 with aid per year to attend Evangel.

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%.

Read full report on Media Arts at Evangel University

#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Webster University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students with aid list, Webster has also earned the #5 rank 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 with aid per year to attend Webster.

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%.

Full Webster University Media Arts Report

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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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