2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest 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 Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 719 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNT Media Arts Report

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Media Arts at ASU - Tempe

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Media Arts at SHSU

#3

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Media Arts at Arizona State University - Skysong

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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