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2024 Best Media Arts Schools in Michigan

10 Colleges in Michigan
194 Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded
Ranked #93 in popularity, media arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of media arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 194 degrees in media arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Media Arts School

Best Media Arts Schools in Michigan Your choice of media arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for media arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Media Arts Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Interactive Multimedia
Master's Degrees in Interactive Multimedia

The interactive multimedia school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Media Arts Schools in Michigan. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Media Arts in Michigan

The schools below may not offer all types of interactive multimedia degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Michigan Schools in Interactive Multimedia

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
94 Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in media arts. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 94 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

Any student pursuing a degree in media arts has to look into Grand Valley State University. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #399 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 media arts students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MI

Central Michigan University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in media arts. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #402 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.

There were about 4 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

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Alma College
Alma, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

Alma College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in media arts. Alma is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Alma. This college ranks 42nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 11 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Alma in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI
68.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #605 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Eastern Michigan is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MI

Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #506 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Calvin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent data year.

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Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 41st out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 1 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Cornerstone in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MI

WMU is a large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were about 2 media arts students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

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Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MI
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center. This university ranks 25th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 5 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Saginaw Valley State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MI

Located in the small city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 3 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Northwood in the most recent data year.

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Best Media Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Media Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 413
Illinois 870 583
Indiana 737 479
Wisconsin 672 33

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Media Arts is one of 2 different types of Radio, Television & Digital Communication programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Interactive Multimedia

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication 80
Radio & Television 31

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