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2023 Best Media Arts Colleges for Veterans in California

6 Ranked Colleges
333 Degrees Awarded
$35,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 10,069 people earned their degree in media arts, making the major the 93rd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 333 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in media arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent media arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the media arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia”.

Top 6 Best Media Arts Colleges for Veterans in California

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 48 ’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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.

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s interactive multimedia degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our california vets studying interactive multimedia list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,287 of the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,275. In addition to receiving other benefits, 257 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Academy of Art University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our california vets studying interactive multimedia list, UCSB has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 26,179 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Barbara, 286 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,510. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of California - Santa Barbara does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s interactive multimedia degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

UC Davis also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis, 31 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of California - Davis Veteran Student Life Report

5

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia list. This fairly large school is located in Carson, California, and it awarded 57 ’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.

CSUDH also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 267 of the 18,687 students enrolled at CSUDH were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,463. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at California State University - Dominguez Hills]](/colleges/california-state-university-dominguez-hills/student-life/veterans/)

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California State University - East Bay came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia ranking. California State University - East Bay is a fairly large public school situated in Hayward, California. It awarded 2 ’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.

Cal State East Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 32 of the 16,253 students enrolled at California State University - East Bay were GI Bill® students, of which 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,956. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Cal State East Bay]](/colleges/california-state-university-east-bay/student-life/veterans/)

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