14
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
798
Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded
Ranked #93 in popularity,
media arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for media arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 798 degrees in media arts to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
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Featured Media Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Your choice of media arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for media arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The interactive multimedia school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Media Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Featured Media Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
The schools below may not offer all types of interactive multimedia degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
56
Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in media arts has to take a look at University of Southern California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 media arts students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In WA
94
Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in media arts. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 94 media arts students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
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Bachelors
Degree Type
BA in Communication - New Media
Program Name
Explore the digital frontier as it relates to today's communications strategies with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
184
Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in media arts needs to look into Washington State University. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were roughly 184 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
53
Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded
University of California - Berkeley is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in media arts. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 53 media arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In WA
Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #155 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Seattle U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available.
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