by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 10,069 people earned their degree in media arts, making the major the 93rd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,288 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major” ranking looked at 254 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in media arts. That schools that top this list have a program in media arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Valley Forge. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. University of Valley Forge is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 343 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Out of the 254 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao landed the #3 spot on the list. UPR Humacao is a small public school situated in Humacao, . It awarded 43 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major. Lincoln is a small school located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania that handed out 41 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethany Lutheran College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major. This small school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
University of Mississippi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking. University of Mississippi is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 368 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Hilbert College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking. Hilbert College is located in Hamburg, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY New Paltz ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. SUNY New Paltz is a public institution located in New Paltz, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking. Kutztown University is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 237 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marymount California University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking, coming in at #11. MCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. It awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Media Arts at Marymount California University
With a ranking of #12, SUNY Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. Utica, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Ithaca College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking, coming in at #13. Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, St. Bonaventure University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonaventure, New York. It awarded 20 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Towson University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school awarded 180 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Alma College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. This small school is located in Alma, Michigan, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Lebanon Valley College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking. Annville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lee University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Reinhardt University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking. Reinhardt University is located in Waleska, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 24 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at Anderson University South Carolina
Miami University - Oxford ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 144 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking. OKWU or OWU is a small school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Media Arts at Oklahoma Wesleyan University
St. Francis College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major ranking. St. Francis College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn Heights, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Point Park University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 39 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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