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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

11 Ranked Colleges
170 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,028 people earned their degree in media arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 537 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 170 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in media arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality media arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 media arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 77 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $12,381 for new england region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Connecticut Media Arts Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $13,989 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Media Arts at UMaine

#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fitchburg State is $11,770 for new england region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Fitchburg State University Media Arts Report

#4

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Keene State College is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keene State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $14,288 for new england region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Keene State.

Read full report on Media Arts at Keene State College

#5

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ECSU is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 21 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

ECSU also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $14,811 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Eastern Connecticut State University.

Full ECSU Media Arts Report

#6

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
#10 in overall quality

Husson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Husson also took the #10 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Husson University is $13,870 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Media Arts at Husson

#7

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#11 in overall quality

Northern Vermont University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Johnson, Vermont, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $12,931 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Vermont University.

Read full report on Media Arts at Northern Vermont University

#8 in overall quality

Western Connecticut State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. WestConn is a medium-sized public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 6 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $17,431 for new england region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Western Connecticut State University.

Read full report on Media Arts at WestConn

#9

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Endicott College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Endicott College is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 8 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Endicott also took the #2 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Endicott is $27,432 for new england region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at Endicott College

#10

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Hartford ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also took the #5 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UHart is $25,767 for new england region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

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.

Read full report on Media Arts at University of Hartford

#11

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#9 in overall quality

Southern New Hampshire University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Southern New Hampshire University is $43,871 for new england region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southern New Hampshire University Media Arts 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%.

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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