2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts
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” 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.
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” ranking, we looked at 141 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 140 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,971 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.
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Out of the 141 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 229 bachelors’s 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 estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 36 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
UNI also took the #20 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNI is $15,620 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Out of the 141 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 3 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Illinois University is $14,607 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
With a ranking of #6, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 367 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Mississippi is $14,016 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Grand Valley State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,646 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend Grand Valley State 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%.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,893 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead.
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%.
Kennesaw State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. KSU Georgia is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 106 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,221 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend KSU Georgia.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Florida International University 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.
It costs about $7,296 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend Florida International University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. SNHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SNHU is $41,095 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
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With a ranking of #12, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 140 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
SUNY New Paltz came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s 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.
It costs about $17,171 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend SUNY New Paltz.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, 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.
With a ranking of #14, Harding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $19,375 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
SUNY Cortland did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Cortland, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cortland is $18,705 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
SUNY Plattsburgh ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Plattsburgh is $15,845 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
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%.
Texas State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 84 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kutztown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $22,422 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
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With a ranking of #19, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
With a ranking of #20, SUNY Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Polytechnic Institute is $13,809 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Fitchburg State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Fitchburg State is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Fitchburg State is $16,001 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
University of North Georgia landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Georgia is $10,396 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
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Texas Tech University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia Tech also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,739 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend Georgia Tech.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Lee University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $17,696 for bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend Lee University.
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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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