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2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
208 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,687 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 208 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 9 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.

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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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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree interactive multimedia students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Valparaiso, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Valpo also took the #3 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valparaiso University are $12,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Media Arts at Valparaiso University

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 13 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Media Arts at Central Michigan University

#3

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 23 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also took the #6 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Loyola University Chicago Media Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 6 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

Read full report on Media Arts at Ohio University - Athens Campus

#5

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Media Arts at Ball State University

#6

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about Media Arts at Indiana University - Bloomington

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 64 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Media Arts at Michigan State University

#9 in overall quality

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013.

Read full report on Media Arts at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree interactive multimedia students list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read more about Media Arts at Northwestern University

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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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