2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’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. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #3 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

Read more about Media Arts at University of North Texas

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 6 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Media Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe

#3

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Skysong Media Arts Report

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees 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 Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Media Arts at Sam Houston State University

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

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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