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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major 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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 96 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in media arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their media arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany Lutheran College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bethany Lutheran College is a small school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 4 students 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Briar Cliff University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region. Briar Cliff University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. Evangel University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Northern Iowa landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Media Arts at UNI
Buena Vista University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Buena Vista University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Storm Lake, Iowa. It awarded 5 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Media Arts at Buena Vista University
William Jewell College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Liberty, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. 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.
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With a ranking of #9, William Penn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
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Augsburg University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. Augsburg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Simpson College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. Simpson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianola, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Saint Mary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees 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%.
Full University of Saint Mary Media Arts Report
With a ranking of #13, North Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. North Central University is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Park University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
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Southwestern College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Winfield, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full SC Media Arts Report
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #18, St Catherine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read more about Media Arts at St Catherine University
Webster University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Webster Media Arts Report
Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at North Dakota State University
With a ranking of #20, MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region list. MidAmerica Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Olathe, Kansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Media Arts at MidAmerica Nazarene University
Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees 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%.
Read more about Media Arts at Dakota Wesleyan University
Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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McPherson College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in McPherson, Kansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.
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