Miami, FL (population: 425,242) has seven interactive media design schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. University of Miami, the highest ranked school in this group with an interactive media design program, has a total student population of 15,629. It is the 69th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Florida.
Interactive Media Design students from Miami schools who go on to become interactive media designers, media designers, multimedia designers, digital media designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today.
Miami lies in Miami-Dade county, which is one of the 49 counties in Florida. Overall, the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall Metropolitan area has 981,570 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $41,070 average annual salary.
Of the 7 interactive media design schools with a 100-mile radius of Miami, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Miami comes out as the most expensive ($26,758/yr) for interactive media design students, with Sheridan Technical Center as the lowest, reported at only $8,712/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Miami |
| Miami Beach | FL | 84,633 | 4 | 12.1922 | 6 | 4.8 miles |
| Coral Gables | FL | 43,646 | 1 | 80.2467 | 177 | 6.4 miles |
| North Miami | FL | 55,954 | 1 | 20.3506 | 19 | 8.7 miles |
| Miami Lakes | FL | - | 1 | 11.3357 | 23 | 10.8 miles |
| North Miami Beach | FL | - | 1 | 30.306 | 3 | 11.0 miles |
| Miami Gardens | FL | 113,813 | 3 | 37.6424 | 120 | 11.3 miles |
| Hollywood | FL | 142,105 | 5 | 37.6993 | 64 | 17.6 miles |
| Pembroke Pines | FL | 146,408 | 0 | - | 0 | 17.8 miles |
| Weston | FL | 65,215 | 2 | 37.9212 | 53 | 25.1 miles |
| Fort Lauderdale | FL | 184,625 | 11 | 23.9607 | 338 | 25.3 miles |
| Sunrise | FL | 89,011 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.2 miles |
| Homestead | FL | 62,540 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.7 miles |
| Tamarac | FL | 59,442 | 0 | - | 0 | 29.2 miles |
| Pompano Beach | FL | 101,930 | 4 | 24.0374 | 34 | 32.2 miles |
| Coral Springs | FL | 125,980 | 0 | - | 0 | 34.0 miles |
| Coconut Creek | FL | 51,117 | 1 | 19.1074 | 42 | 34.6 miles |
| Deerfield Beach | FL | 75,503 | 1 | 1.86135 | 0 | 37.1 miles |
| Boca Raton | FL | 86,084 | 4 | 34.4533 | 150 | 41.3 miles |
| Delray Beach | FL | 64,829 | 0 | - | 0 | 46.9 miles |
| Boynton Beach | FL | 69,913 | 1 | 0.00884495 | 0 | 52.5 miles |
| Lake Worth | FL | - | 2 | 25.2639 | 114 | 58.6 miles |
| Wellington | FL | 56,239 | 0 | - | 0 | 60.9 miles |
| West Palm Beach | FL | 99,706 | 6 | 33.5336 | 149 | 67.3 miles |
| Jupiter | FL | 50,075 | 0 | - | 0 | 79.1 miles |