2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 California, there were 313 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,780 and $62,291 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in arts and media management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great arts and media management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the arts and media management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree media management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach, California

$17,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 1 masters’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at California State University - Long Beach

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 22 masters’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at University of Southern California

#3

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California

#3 in overall quality

$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of the Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. California Institute of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valencia, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts also made our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at CalArts are $53,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CalArts Arts & Media Management Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $0-$30k)

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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