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

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

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 Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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

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

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

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#2 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 127 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Wazzu is $16,358 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read full report on Media Arts at Wazzu

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUDH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $4,215 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend CSUDH.

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

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 99 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, Oregon State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State University is $20,016 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Media Arts at Oregon State University

#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#6 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students 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. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

Read more about Media Arts at Academy of Art University

#4 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanguard University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanguard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Vanguard is $20,051 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Vanguard University of Southern California Media Arts Report

#6

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Hawaii Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hawaii Pacific University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $27,508 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Hawaii Pacific University.

Read full report on Media Arts at Hawaii Pacific University

#7

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Seattle University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 41 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $34,802 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend Seattle University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 more about Media Arts at Seattle U

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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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