2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast region, there were 2,645 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,820 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a degree in media arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent media arts programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in the Southeast Region
Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 229 students in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 University of Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 367 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss also took the #6 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend Ole Miss.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. KSU Georgia is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 106 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend KSU Georgia.
Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #4 spot on the list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 47 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Harding is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 8 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding also took the #12 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Georgia Southern University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.
GaSou also took the #17 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNG, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Georgia is $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
With a ranking of #9, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 43 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia Tech also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $14,739 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
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 low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
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Lee University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, Lee University has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lee University is $17,696 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
University of Georgia landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 111 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend University of Georgia.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Liberty University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 64 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
Henderson State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Henderson State University is $10,270 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
FGCU also took the #16 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
University of South Carolina - Aiken ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Carolina - Aiken is a public institution located in Aiken, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of South Carolina - Aiken is $15,050 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, UofSC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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North Greenville University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tigerville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend North Greenville University is $22,058 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Southeastern University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 22 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
SEU also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $24,909 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend SEU.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. It costs about $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
The University of Tampa landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UT is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
UT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $30,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend UT.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Elon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Elon, North Carolina 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 43 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Elon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Elon University is $37,230 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Anderson University South Carolina also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $21,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.
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Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 312 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
SCAD also took the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Savannah College of Art and Design is $43,641 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
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William Peace University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend William Peace University is $24,134 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
Florida Southern College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
Florida Southern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Southern is $25,646 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.
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- 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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