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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 the Plains States region, there were 229 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

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

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full KU Media Arts Report

#2

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri

$12,212 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Western State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k list, Missouri Western has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Western are $12,212.

Read more about Media Arts at Missouri Western State University

#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #3 spot on the list. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Webster University Media Arts Report

• 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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