2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Instructional Media Design is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,710 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, instructional media design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,602 and had an average of $31,700 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 107 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in instructional media design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent instructional media design programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Instructional Media Design in Arkansas (With Aid)

#1

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$14,906 Average Net Price

$38,241 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #1 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 11 ’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UA Little Rock is $14,906 for Arkansas Instructional Media students with aid.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at UA Little Rock

#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#5 in overall quality

$10,772 Average Net Price

$33,331 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid. Arkansas Tech University is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our arkansas instructional media students with aid list, ATU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas Tech University is $10,772 for arkansas instructional media students with aid.

Full ATU Instructional Media Design Report

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$16,381 Average Net Price

$42,433 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 19 ’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in Arkansas” list. It costs about $16,381 for Arkansas Instructional Media students with aid per year to attend University of Arkansas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at University of Arkansas

#4

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, Arkansas

#4 in overall quality

$14,270 Average Net Price

$41,500 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 40 ’s instructional media degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arkansas instructional media students with aid list, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $14,270 for Arkansas Instructional Media students with aid.

Read full report on Instructional Media Design at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

#5

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,376 Average Net Price

$38,709 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in Arkansas” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for arkansas instructional media students with aid.

Read more about Instructional Media Design at UCA

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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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