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2023 Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

5 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$37,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia for a Master’s” 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.

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 for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in media arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality media arts programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the media arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree vets studying interactive multimedia.

Top 5 Best Media Arts Master’s Degree 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 for a Master’s. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Of the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California, 1,311 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 388 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia for a Master’s list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Our most recent data shows that 286 of the 26,179 students enrolled at UCSB were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia for a Master’s list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 13 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2020-2021.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Of the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University, 1,287 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 257 students received funds 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia for a Master’s. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2020-2021.

UC Davis also took the #4 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC Davis supports 39,074 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Interactive Multimedia for a Master’s list. Hayward, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State East Bay, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 16,253 students enrolled at Cal State East Bay, 32 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. Cal State East Bay offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full California State University - East Bay Veteran Student Life Report

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