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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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 Plains States region, there were 77 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $17,033 and $30,126 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in arts and media management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality arts and media management programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree media management students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Plains States Region

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Winona State University is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,656 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students per year to attend Winona State University.

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%.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at Winona State University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region 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 more about Arts & Media Management at Minnesota State Mankato

#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,491 for plains states region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend Lindenwood University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Lindenwood University Arts & Media Management Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree media management students list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States 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%.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

#5

North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central University landed the #5 spot on the list. North Central University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central University also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend North Central University is $21,142 for plains states region bachelor’s degree media management students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at North Central University

#6

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Saint Paul, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,245 for plains states region bachelor’s degree media management students per year to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul.

Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Arts & Media Management Report

#7

Midland University

Fremont, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

Midland University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Fremont, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Midland U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $21,128 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students per year to attend Midland U.

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#8

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri

Drury University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Drury University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Drury University is $18,419 for plains states region bachelor’s degree media management students.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Drury University

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is $19,514 for plains states 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%.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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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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