2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Arts & Media Management is the 137th most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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” ranking looked at 111 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree media management students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s. Winona State is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Winona State University is $17,656 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 111 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 13 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $14,465 for bachelor’s degree media management students.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Out of the 111 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ferris 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 estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,395 for bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay.
Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Arts & Media Management Report
Out of the 111 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #5 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for bachelor’s degree media management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Minnesota State Mankato
SUNY Oneonta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Oneonta, New York, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oneonta also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for bachelor’s degree media management students.
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 Central Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 150 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #11 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students per year to attend University of Central Florida.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,923 for bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend Southern Miss.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Arts & Media Management Report
Lindenwood University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $17,491 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Grand Canyon University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,020 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at Grand Canyon University
Florida Atlantic University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,186 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students per year to attend Florida Atlantic University.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for bachelor’s degree media management students.
Purchase College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s 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.
Purchase College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purchase College is $18,326 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
Fashion Institute of Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 estimated yearly cost for FIT SUNY is $10,523 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at Fashion Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #15, SUNY Fredonia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Fredonia is a public institution located in Fredonia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,893 for bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead.
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%.
Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Lee University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lee University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 5 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lee University is $17,696 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
With a ranking of #18, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan is $15,924 for bachelor’s degree media management students.
Full Eastern Michigan University Arts & Media Management Report
Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,920 for bachelor’s degree media management students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at Appalachian State University
With a ranking of #20, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,748 for bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend UNC Greensboro.
Read full report on Arts & Media Management at UNC Greensboro
University of North Alabama came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNA is $14,130 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at University of North Alabama
With a ranking of #22, Murray State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. 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 yearly cost to attend Murray State is $11,390 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
With a ranking of #23, North Central University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. North Central University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend North Central University is $21,142 for bachelor’s degree media management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Arts & Media Management at North Central University
National University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Arts & Media Management at National University
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 184 students in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.
Read more about Arts & Media Management at Middle Tennessee State University
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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%.
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- *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.
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