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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in California

5 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master's in California

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 Master’s in California” 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 California, there were 299 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in media arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality media arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in California

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#2 in overall quality
$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 58 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

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#2

California State University - East Bay

Hayward, California
#5 in overall quality
$17,828 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - East Bay. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California. Located in Hayward, California, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State East Bay, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, California
#3 in overall quality
$15,480 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree interactive multimedia students list, National University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480.

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#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality
$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #4 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 17 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree interactive multimedia students list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality
$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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