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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Media Arts is the 93rd most popular major in the country with 10,069 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 217 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 29 ’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Media Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Iowa is $16,438 for Plains States Region Interactive Multimedia students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Media Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Media Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $20,257 for plains states region interactive multimedia students per year to attend University of Kansas.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Kansas Media Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 11 ’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Media Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Webster University is $23,248 for plains states region interactive multimedia students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Webster Media Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 ’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region interactive multimedia students list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Media Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MSU Moorhead is $17,680 for plains states region interactive multimedia students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at MSU Moorhead
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s interactive multimedia degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Evangel also took the #8 spot in our “Best Media Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,719 for Plains States Region Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Evangel University.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Evangel University Media Arts Report
St Catherine University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region list. St Catherine University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 2 ’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region interactive multimedia students list, St. Kate’s has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Media Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Kate’s is $17,814 for plains states region interactive multimedia students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Media Arts at St Catherine University
With a ranking of #7, Buena Vista University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region list. Buena Vista University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Storm Lake, Iowa. It awarded 5 ’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
BVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Media Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for BVU is $18,054 for Plains States Region Interactive Multimedia students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Media Arts at BVU
Augsburg University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s interactive multimedia degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Augsburg not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Media Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Augsburg University is $23,898 for Plains States Region Interactive Multimedia students.
Full Augsburg University Media Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, Simpson College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools in the Plains States Region list. Indianola, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s interactive multimedia degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Simpson College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Media Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Simpson College is $19,644 for plains states region interactive multimedia students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Media Arts at Simpson College
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *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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