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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in California (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 9,028 people earned their degree in media arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 299 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in California (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Media Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara 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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