2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

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 Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,059 people earned their degree in arts and media management, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 38 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,750 and $39,125 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

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.

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 arts and media management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The media management 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 “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$39,858 Average Net Price

$20,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media management students in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Howard is $39,858 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Media Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at Howard

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Perspectives - The Photography Club, IIM Ahmedabad.

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