If you pursue a degree in media arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #93 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of media arts. Combined, these schools handed out 333 degrees in media arts to qualified students.
Your choice of media arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Media Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Media Arts Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Any student who is interested in media arts has to look into University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 media arts students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in media arts. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.More information about a degree in media arts from Stanford University
University of California - Berkeley is a great choice for students interested in 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 #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 media arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in media arts has to check out University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were about 8 media arts students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.
UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis. This university ranks 13th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 6 media arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco. This university ranks 37th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 43 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Academy of Art University in the most recent data year.
Cal State East Bay is a large public university located in the large suburb of Hayward. This university ranks 61st out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 2 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Cal State East Bay in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 98th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 57 media arts students who graduated with this degree at CSUDH in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of media arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Media Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
