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2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Far Western US region, there were 701 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 391 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #1 spot on the list. CSUDH is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 41 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH also took the #7 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills is $10,904 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 CSUDH Media Arts Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 127 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $22,090 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wazzu.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Wazzu Media Arts Report

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 99 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State University is $23,645 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Oregon State University Media Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanguard University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Vanguard also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $22,130 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Vanguard University of Southern California.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at Vanguard University of Southern California

#5

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k list, Seattle U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Seattle U is $36,179 for far western us region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Seattle U Media Arts Report

#6

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
#5 in overall quality

Hawaii Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 9 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hawaii Pacific University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hawaii Pacific University is $28,376 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Media Arts at Hawaii Pacific University

#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

Academy of Art University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $36,626 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Media Arts at Academy of Art University

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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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