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

5 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

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 a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across California, there were 299 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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 Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $30-$48k) in California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Berkeley Media Arts Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis also took the #0 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Media Arts at University of California - Davis

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Media Arts at USC

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - East Bay. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. California State University - East Bay is a public institution located in Hayward, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State East Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cal State East Bay Media Arts Report

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Media Arts at Academy of Art 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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