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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for media arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 221 degrees in media arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The interactive multimedia program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Media Arts rankings. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Media Arts Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Top Massachusetts Schools in Interactive Multimedia
Boston University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in media arts. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in media arts needs to look into Emerson College. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #179 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Emerson is a great college overall.
There were approximately 14 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year.
Endicott College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in media arts. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Beverly. This college ranks 25th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 13 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Endicott in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network if you want to pursue a degree in media arts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 63rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 62 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The interactive multimedia program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Media Arts rankings. 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.
