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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $48-$75k)

7 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The interactive multimedia school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 6 doctorate’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern University Media Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Media Arts Report

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Media Arts at UCSB

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s interactive multimedia degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Media Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Media Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kent State University at Kent Media Arts Report

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Full New York University Media Arts Report

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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