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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 10,483 people earned their degree in media arts, making the major the 93rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,079 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 621 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in media arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in media arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 431 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Media Arts at Northwestern University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the #2 spot on the list. Valparaiso, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at Valpo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 66 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Media Arts at Michigan State University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. Loyola University Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Loyola University Chicago Media Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saginaw Valley State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Saginaw Valley State University Media Arts Report
Ball State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 34 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ball State University Media Arts Report
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 10 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Media Arts at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%.
Read full report on Media Arts at UChicago
University of Notre Dame landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 13 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Media Arts at Notre Dame
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 2 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Media Arts at IU Bloomington
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Media Arts at OHIO Athens
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interactive Multimedia Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Central Michigan Media Arts Report
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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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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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