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Featured Media Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the media arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
No school ranked higher than University Of Wisconsin Madison this year for media arts. This very large public university is located in the city of Madison. University Of Wisconsin Madison graduates 90% of students within six years. There were roughly 207 media arts students who graduated with this degree at University Of Wisconsin Madison in the most recent data year. Graduates of the media arts program make about $59,877 in their early career. University Of Wisconsin Madison graduates carry a median of $21,813 in student loans.
See the full media arts program report for University Of Wisconsin Madison
University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best media arts schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Milwaukee. The six-year graduation rate is 53%. About 10 media arts degrees were awarded at University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, media arts degree recipients from University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee generally make around $46,561. Students borrow a median of $26,657 to complete this degree.
Get the full media arts details for University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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