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2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana

10 Ranked Colleges
403 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in Indiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Indiana, there were 463 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 403 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,620 and $24,786 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana” ranking analyzed 10 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the media arts program at the school. 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 Indiana”.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana

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

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in Indiana

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana list. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 220 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. It costs about $15,147 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Ball State University.

Read more about Media Arts at Ball State

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

In addition to being on our indiana bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Bloomington is $13,253 for Indiana 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Media Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. It costs about $11,285 for indiana bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend IUPUI.

Read full report on Media Arts at IUPUI

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Kokomo. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana. IU Kokomo is a public institution located in Kokomo, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Kokomo, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Kokomo is $9,796 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

Read full report on Media Arts at IU Kokomo

#5

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the #5 spot on the list. Indiana University - South Bend is a public institution located in South Bend, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana University - South Bend also took the #9 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - South Bend is $8,717 for indiana bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.

Full Indiana University - South Bend Media Arts Report

#6

Taylor University

Upland, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Taylor University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana ranking. Taylor U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Upland, Indiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Taylor U also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Taylor University is $25,888 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 more about Media Arts at Taylor University

#7

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana
#10 in overall quality

University of Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

UIndy also took the #10 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. It costs about $20,512 for indiana bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend University of Indianapolis.

Read full report on Media Arts at UIndy

#8

Manchester University

North Manchester, Indiana
#8 in overall quality

Manchester University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana list. Located in North Manchester, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Manchester University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Manchester University is $17,557 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

Full Manchester University Media Arts Report

#9

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Valparaiso University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana list. Valparaiso University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Valpo also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Valpo is $18,852 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

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%.

Read more about Media Arts at Valpo

#10

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Butler University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Indiana list. Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our indiana bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, Butler has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Butler University is $37,645 for Indiana Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 Butler

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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