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2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$34,157 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,388 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Arts & Media Management School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, arts and media management was ranked #133 in the country. In fact 1,184 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Arts & Media Management Colleges.

Top 10 Best Arts & Media Management Schools

$27,786 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Columbia College Chicago to be the best value school for arts and media management students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $27,786 per year.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Columbia College Chicago

#2

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN
$44,796 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valparaiso University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Valpo are $44,796 a year.

Full Arts & Media Management at Valparaiso University Report

$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best arts and media management schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at University of Akron Main Campus

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for arts and media management students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison

$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens undergraduate students pay an average of $22,810 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Ohio University - Athens Campus

#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for arts and media management students. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $27,524 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ball State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Arts & Media Management at Ball State University Report

#7

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL
$31,493 Average Tuition & Fees

Roosevelt University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Roosevelt are $31,493 per year.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $41,290 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Michigan State University

#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

DePaul University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.

Full Arts & Media Management at DePaul University Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State are $35,019 a year.

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Best Arts & Media Management Colleges by State

Explore the best arts and media management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 8
Illinois 91
Ohio 23
Indiana 32
Wisconsin 17

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Arts & Media Management is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Media Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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