2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
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 Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Media Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 9,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 719 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 589 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 12 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the media arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.
Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 45 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $17,373 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 62 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k list, UTEP has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,123 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UTEP.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Dallas is $20,552 for southwest 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 90%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 140 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $20,321 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 84 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $19,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $21,305 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 86 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,028 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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West Texas A&M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $17,324 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
ORU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ORU is $25,485 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.
Abilene Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,902 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Abilene Christian.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Saint Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Edward’s University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St. Edward’s University is $27,753 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.
UIW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $27,366 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of the Incarnate Word.
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Baylor University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $35,300 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Baylor.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *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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