Media Arts degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their media arts programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools to find the best for media arts students.
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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the media arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Leading the list is University Of Oregon, our #1 school for media arts. University Of Oregon is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene. The six-year graduation rate is 72%. About 10 media arts degrees were awarded at University Of Oregon in the most recent year. Students who receive their media arts degree from University Of Oregon earn around $44,628 in the first couple years of their career. University Of Oregon graduates carry a median of $22,034 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong media arts program will find one at Oregon State University, which ranked #2. This very large public university is located in the city of Corvallis. Oregon State University graduates 70% of students within six years. There were roughly 90 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their media arts degree from Oregon State University earn around $30,036 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $22,746.
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A rank of #3 makes Southern Oregon University one of the top schools for media arts. This moderately-sized public university is located in the suburb of Ashland. The six-year graduation rate is 42%. Southern Oregon University awarded about 38 media arts degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, media arts degree recipients from Southern Oregon University generally make around $41,038. Southern Oregon University graduates carry a median of $24,951 in student loans.
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A rank of #4 makes Clackamas Community College one of the top schools for media arts. Clackamas Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Oregon City. Clackamas Community College awarded about 14 media arts degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, media arts degree recipients from Clackamas Community College generally make around $31,280. Clackamas Community College graduates carry a median of $13,915 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
