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

10 Ranked Colleges
399 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Texas 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 Texas, there were 412 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 399 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in media arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent media arts programs, but they also cost less that 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 Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas 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 Texas” ranking. It costs about $13,270 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Media Arts at Texas A&M College Station

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $13,326 for texas 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.

Read more about Media Arts at Texas Tech

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $11,745 for texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at Dallas.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas Media Arts Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $12,292 for texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Texas State University

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #9 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $7,427 for texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UTEP Media Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. 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 texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $10,146 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Read full report on Media Arts at West Texas A&M University

#6 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

St. Edward’s University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St. Edward’s University is $20,024 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Media Arts at St. Edward’s University

#7 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian is $24,260 for texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Media Arts at Abilene Christian

#10 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of the Incarnate Word is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

UIW also took the #10 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $23,053 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UIW.

Full UIW Media Arts Report

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k list, Baylor has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $29,849 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Baylor.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Media Arts at Baylor University

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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