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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Media Arts is the 93rd most popular major in the country with 10,069 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 333 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in media arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular media arts programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Carson, California, this fairly large public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full CSUDH Media Arts Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at Academy of Art University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Media Arts at Pacific
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marymount California University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s. Marymount California University is located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Media Arts at Marymount California University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holy Names University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s. Located in Oakland, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at Holy Names University
With a ranking of #6, Vanguard University of Southern California did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. Vanguard University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at Vanguard University of Southern California
William Jessup University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. Rocklin, California 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 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at William Jessup University
Pacific Union College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Angwin, California 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.
Full PUC Media Arts Report
National University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Interactive Multimedia Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 National University Media Arts Report
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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