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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

12 Ranked Colleges
589 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 719 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 589 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,270 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Media Arts at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4 in overall quality

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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $8,921 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Media Arts at ASU - Tempe

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech Media Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #2 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $11,745 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.

Read more about Media Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 140 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #3 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU - Skysong.

Read more about Media Arts at Arizona State University - Skysong

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 84 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,292 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State Media Arts Report

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 62 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,427 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UTEP.

Read full report on Media Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso

#10 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Media Arts at West Texas A&M University

#8 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Edward’s University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Edward’s University is $20,024 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Saint Edward’s University Media Arts Report

#9

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oral Roberts University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $20,104 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Oral Roberts University Media Arts Report

#9 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Abilene Christian also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Abilene Christian is $24,260 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Abilene Christian Media Arts Report

#11

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#12 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k list, UIW has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,053 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UIW.

Read more about Media Arts at UIW

#12

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #5 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $29,849 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Media Arts at Baylor University

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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

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  • 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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