2025 Best Media Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Ranked #73 in popularity, media arts is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Media Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 bachelor's degrees in media arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to media arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other media arts students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized media arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for media arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Media Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Media Arts in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for media arts students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Interactive Multimedia

1

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

25 Annual Graduates

University of Northern Iowa is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in media arts. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in media arts from University of Northern Iowa

2

Evangel University
Springfield, MO

11 Annual Graduates

Evangel University is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in media arts. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Springfield.More information about a bachelor’s in media arts from Evangel University

Best Media Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best media arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	16
Minnesota	446	29
Iowa	403	48
Kansas	352	3
North Dakota	251	0
South Dakota	237	0

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Media Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the Radio, Television & Digital Communication area of study, Media Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radio & Television	58
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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