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2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

21 Ranked Colleges
424 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

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 in the Great Lakes Region” 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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 623 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,857 and $32,324 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 424 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 21 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students list, UW - Stevens Point has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $14,465 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $12,889 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend Ferris State University.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Green Bay is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

UW - Green Bay also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend UW - Green Bay is $14,395 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students.

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#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#19 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #19 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan University is $15,924 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students.

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#15 in overall quality

Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #15 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio University - Athens Campus is $22,906 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.

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#6

Huntington University

Huntington, Indiana
#18 in overall quality

Huntington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Huntington, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Huntington also took the #18 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Huntington is $22,869 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students.

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#7

Viterbo University

La Crosse, Wisconsin
#12 in overall quality

Viterbo University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Viterbo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Viterbo University is $19,992 for great lakes region 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%.

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#8

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Columbia College Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 106 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $31,099 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend Columbia.

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#9

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#20 in overall quality

Madonna University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Madonna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students list, Madonna has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Madonna University is $17,574 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.

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#17 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UIC is $13,312 for Great Lakes Region 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%.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Arts & Media Management Report

#11

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Bradley University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bradley is $25,634 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#7 in overall quality

Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Baldwin Wallace College is located in Berea, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

Baldwin Wallace College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baldwin Wallace University is $22,917 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Baldwin Wallace University Arts & Media Management Report

#13

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Bloomington is $13,253 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

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#14

Aquinas College Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#14 in overall quality

Aquinas College Michigan ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 3 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Aquinas College Michigan also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $18,549 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend Aquinas College Michigan.

Full Aquinas College Michigan Arts & Media Management Report

#1 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Miami University - Oxford is $24,323 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Miami University - Oxford Arts & Media Management Report

#16

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Elmhurst, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Elmhurst is $21,485 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

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#17

Anderson University Indiana

Anderson, Indiana
#21 in overall quality

Anderson University Indiana landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, Indiana, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University Indiana also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $22,351 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend Anderson University Indiana.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#18

University of Evansville

Evansville, Indiana
#8 in overall quality

University of Evansville ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UE is a small school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students list, UE has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Evansville is $21,626 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#19

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
#16 in overall quality

Capital University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Capital University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

Capital not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Capital University is $22,642 for great lakes region 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%.

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#20

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for DePaul is $30,090 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students.

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%.

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#21

DePauw University

Greencastle, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

DePauw University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Greencastle, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

DePauw not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DePauw University is $23,078 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree media management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full DePauw University Arts & Media Management Report

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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%.

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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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