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

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

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 Plains States Region” ranking.

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

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” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. 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 made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,620 for plains states region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend UNI.

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 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 full report on 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 list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend MSU Moorhead.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full MSU Moorhead Media Arts Report

#3

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Evangel University landed the #3 spot on the list. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 20 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Evangel, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Evangel is $22,837 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

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%.

Full Evangel University Media Arts Report

#4

Bethany Lutheran College

Mankato, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethany Lutheran College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, BLC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bethany Lutheran College is $16,368 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Media Arts at BLC

#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $22,768 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

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%.

Read full report on Media Arts at Webster

#6

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Buena Vista 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 ranking. Storm Lake, Iowa 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.

BVU also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Buena Vista University is $17,544 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Media Arts at Buena Vista University

#7

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Augsburg University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Augsburg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Augsburg is $24,653 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

Read full report on Media Arts at Augsburg

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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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