2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Arts & Media Management School for You
With 309 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, arts and media management is the #160 most popular major in California.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for media management students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Arts & Media Management Schools
Our 2023 rankings named National University the best value school in California for arts and media management students. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $13,258 per year.
UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Arts & Media Management Schools in California list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in California list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
Claremont Graduate University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Arts & Media Management Schools in California list.
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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best arts and media management schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USC are $61,503 a year. The average amount in student loans that media management majors at USC take out is $21,884. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $698, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Arts & Media Management Schools in California list.
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Pepperdine University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in California list. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.
Pepperdine undergraduate students pay an average of $59,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Redlands did quite well on this year’s best value schools for arts and media management students. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Redlands are $52,500 a year.
University of Redlands excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Arts & Media Management Schools in California list.
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SAE Expression College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in California ranking. SAE Expression College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Emeryville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAE Expression College are $25,672 per year.
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California Institute of the Arts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in California ranking. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valencia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CalArts are $53,466 a year.
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Los Angeles Film School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for arts and media management students. It came in at #10 on the list. LA Film School is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Hollywood.
After completing their degree, media management graduates from LA Film School carry an average student debtload of $45,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $283.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 24 |
| Oregon | 13 |
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Arts & Media Management Related Majors for Media Management
Arts & Media Management is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Media Management
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Perspectives - The Photography Club, IIM Ahmedabad.
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