2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in Massachusetts (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Media Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 9,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 200 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 156 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston U Media Arts Report

#2

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

$31,754 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the #2 spot on the list. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emerson, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Media Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson are $31,754, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Media Arts at Emerson

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in the New England Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts (With Aid)

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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