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2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate

7 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the media arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree interactive multimedia students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

Full Kent State University at Kent Media Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 1 doctorate’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

Read full report on Media Arts at Georgia Tech

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate list. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

UCSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

Read more about Media Arts at UCSB

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 1 doctorate’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Media Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New York University Media Arts Report

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Media Arts at Northwestern University

#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Media Arts at Boston University

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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