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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
316 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Media Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 9,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 316 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in media arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great media arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the media arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The interactive multimedia school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified associates’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k list, SMCC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Media Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $8,902 for Associate Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Southern Maine Community College

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Media Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $2,567 for associate degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Sinclair Community College

#3

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulsa Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 14 associates’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Media Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Tulsa Community College is $4,835 for associate degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Tulsa Community College

#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 2 associates’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tulane has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Media Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulane University of Louisiana is $23,968 for associate degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Media Arts at Tulane University of Louisiana

#5

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 associates’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Media Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bob Jones University is $10,076 for Associate Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Media Arts at Bob Jones University

#6

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Baker College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baker College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Owosso, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Baker College also made our “Best Media Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Baker College is $13,376 for Associate Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

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.

Read more about Media Arts at Baker College

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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