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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

27 Ranked Colleges
1,494 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Arts & Media Management is the 137th most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,959 and had an average of $35,302 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,124 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,100 and $27,530 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,494 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in arts and media management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent arts and media management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 150 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,211 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Central Florida.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $7,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full NC State Arts & Media Management Report

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #3 spot on the list. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $6,085 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 184 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $8,919 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 30 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also took the #9 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $8,853 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Appalachian State is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 27 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Appalachian State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Appalachian State University Arts & Media Management Report

#7

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#21 in overall quality

Murray State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $8,839 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Murray State Arts & Media Management Report

#8

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee

With a ranking of #8, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TNU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Trevecca Nazarene University is $15,228 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s media management degrees to qualified students.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UK is $11,848 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Kentucky Arts & Media Management Report

#10

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama

University of North Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Alabama is $11,925 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee

Belmont University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 504 students in 2019-2020.

Belmont also took the #1 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Belmont is $25,980 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

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#11

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

College of Charleston landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. C of C is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k list, C of C has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend C of C is $14,690 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full College of Charleston Arts & Media Management Report

#13

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,102 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Miss.

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#14

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina
#22 in overall quality

Francis Marion University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Florence, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Francis Marion University also took the #22 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Francis Marion University is $11,548 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#15

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

Anderson University South Carolina landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a small school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University South Carolina not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,346 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.

Full Anderson University South Carolina Arts & Media Management Report

#16

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#17 in overall quality

Lee University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

Lee University also took the #17 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lee University is $13,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#17

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

Loyola University New Orleans landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Loyola New Orleans has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,044 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Loyola New Orleans.

Full Loyola University New Orleans Arts & Media Management Report

#18

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, Ouachita Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ouachita Baptist is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Ouachita Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ouachita Baptist University is $13,042 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Ouachita Baptist University Arts & Media Management Report

#19

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi
#25 in overall quality

Belhaven University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

Belhaven did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Belhaven is $16,671 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#20

Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia

Berry College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #20. Mount Berry, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Berry also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for Berry is $16,833 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#21

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Bellarmine University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bellarmine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellarmine U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bellarmine U is $21,398 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#22

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
#13 in overall quality

Florida Southern College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Southern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,286 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida Southern.

Full Florida Southern Arts & Media Management Report

#23

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, Virginia

Mary Baldwin University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Staunton, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s media management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,218 for southeast region bachelor’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mary Baldwin University.

Full Mary Baldwin Arts & Media Management Report

#24

Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#23 in overall quality

Queens University of Charlotte ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Queens University of Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Queens also took the #23 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Queens University of Charlotte is $20,485 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Queens Arts & Media Management Report

#25

William Peace University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#24 in overall quality

William Peace University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #25. William Peace University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WPU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend William Peace University is $20,968 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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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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