Media Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #93 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for media arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 75 degrees in media arts to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall Media Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Media Arts Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the interactive multimedia degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in media arts has to check out University of Northern Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 media arts students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.
Simpson College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in media arts. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Indianola. This college ranks 14th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 2 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Simpson College in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Buena Vista University if you wish to pursue a degree in media arts. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 5 media arts students who graduated with this degree at BVU 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. For our Best Overall Media Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
