2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts
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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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,750 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 54 colleges that offer 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.
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.
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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 52 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s list. Elon is located in Elon, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
Elon also took the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Elon are $18,432, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valparaiso University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s. Valpo is a small school located in Valparaiso, Indiana that handed out 8 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Valpo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valpo are $12,220.
Out of the 54 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #4 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 84 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 21 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.
Read more about Media Arts at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
University of North Texas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 98 diplomas to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
The Graduate Center did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640.
Webster University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Thomas Jefferson University also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 14 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree interactive multimedia students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
KU also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Central Michigan University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 13 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Santurce, , and it awarded 19 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Sagrado are $5,433, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #14, Temple University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 36 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Temple also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Quinnipiac University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking. Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154.
Champlain College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking. Champlain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Champlain College are $14,310, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree interactive multimedia students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #19, Ithaca College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 9 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Ithaca also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ithaca are $22,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 73 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Loyola University Maryland landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Maryland are $17,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Point Park University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Point Park University is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Bellarmine University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellarmine University are $16,645.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 6 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Ball State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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