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2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

10 Ranked Colleges
249 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 389 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,533 and $56,281 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 249 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great arts and media management programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree media management students.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Far Western US Region

#1

National University

La Jolla, California

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #1 spot on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree media management students list, National University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

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%.

Full National University Arts & Media Management Report

#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

EWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Washington University is $12,607 for far western us region bachelor’s degree media management students.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at EWU

#3

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #3 spot on the list. GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

GFU also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $30,378 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students per year to attend GFU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at GFU

#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UO is $16,461 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.

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%.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at UO

#5

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,279 for far western us region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend UCLA.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at University of California - Los Angeles

#6

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Whitworth University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Whitworth also took the #7 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Whitworth is $25,557 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Whitworth

#7

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Seattle University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seattle U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $34,802 for far western us region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend Seattle University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Seattle University

#8

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#4 in overall quality

University of the Pacific did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of the Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Stockton, California that handed out 9 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Pacific is $28,929 for far western us region bachelor’s degree media management students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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 87%.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at Pacific

#9

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#5 in overall quality

University of Redlands did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Redlands, California. It awarded 5 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree media management students list, University of Redlands has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $27,958 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students per year to attend University of Redlands.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Redlands Arts & Media Management Report

#10

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $29,528 for far western us region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend University of Southern California.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 USC

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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.

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