2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2019-2020, 5,059 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,959 and had an average of $35,302 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,298 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 112 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in arts and media management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent arts and media management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Featured schools near , edit
More Ways to Rank Arts & Media Management Schools
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 Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (With Aid)
Out of the 112 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Fashion Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 16 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIT SUNY, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,523 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Out of the 112 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 150 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid per year to attend UCF.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at University of Central Florida
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $8,920 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid.
Read full report on Arts & Media Management at The University of Texas at El Paso
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
IU Bloomington also took the #16 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,253 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid per year to attend Indiana University - Bloomington.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at Indiana University - Bloomington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $12,748 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Middle Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 184 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree media management students with aid list, Middle Tennessee State University has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at Middle Tennessee State University
Appalachian State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Appalachian State is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 27 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at Florida Atlantic University
With a ranking of #9, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 3 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree media management students with aid list, UCLA has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,279 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid per year to attend University of California - Los Angeles.
The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at University of California - Los Angeles
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UW - Green Bay is $14,395 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid.
SUNY Oneonta ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 59 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree media management students with aid list, SUNY Oneonta has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $14,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at UW - Stevens Point
With a ranking of #13, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full North Carolina State University Arts & Media Management Report
Winona State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Winona State, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Winona State is $17,656 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 ranking of #15, Ferris State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
SUNY Fredonia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Fredonia, New York, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,824 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid per year to attend SUNY Fredonia.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 8 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at Minnesota State University - Mankato
With a ranking of #18, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,312 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid per year to attend UIC.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Murray State University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Murray State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 8 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Murray State University is $11,390 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid.
Purchase College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree media management students with aid list, Purchase College has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purchase College is $18,326 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Purchase College
University of North Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,130 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid per year to attend UNA.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at University of North Alabama
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. North Adams, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MCLA is $16,861 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students with aid.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,499 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid per year to attend TNU.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,246 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid per year to attend UT Arlington.
Read full report on Arts & Media Management at The University of Texas at Arlington
With a ranking of #25, SUNY Potsdam did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Potsdam is $13,704 for bachelor’s degree media management students with aid.
Narrow Results by Region
Southeast
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
Rocky Mountains
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)
Middle Atlantic
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
Southwest
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
New England
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the New England Region (With Aid)
Plains States
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
Far Western US
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
Great Lakes
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
General Visual & Performing Arts
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (With Aid)
Dance
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Dance (With Aid)
Drama & Theater Arts
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (With Aid)
Fine & Studio Arts
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (With Aid)
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art (With Aid)
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry (With Aid)
Design & Applied Arts
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (With Aid)
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)
Music
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid)
Other Visual Art
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Other Visual Art (With Aid)
Switch to a More Focused Major
General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management (With Aid)
Music Management
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Music Management (With Aid)
Other Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Other Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management (With Aid)
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor's Degree Schools
Arts & Media Management students
Most Focused Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management
Arts & Media Management students
Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Online Arts & Media Management Schools
Arts & Media Management students
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k)
Arts & Media Management students with family income less than $30k
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $48-$75k)
Arts & Media Management students with family income $48-$75k
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income Over $110k)
Arts & Media Management students with family income exceeding $110k
Highest Paid Bachelor's Degree Arts & Media Management Graduates
Arts & Media Management students
Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management
Arts & Media Management students
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (With Aid)
Arts & Media Management students getting aid
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $30-$48k)
Arts & Media Management students with family income $30-$48k
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $75-$110k)
Arts & Media Management students with family income $75-$110k
Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
Credits
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Perspectives - The Photography Club, IIM Ahmedabad.
Featured Schools
Request Info
|
Southern New Hampshire University
You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More > |
College Factual provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.
© College Factual – All Rights Reserved.
