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Media Schools in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA (population: 1,445,993) has eight media schools within its city limits. Temple University, the highest ranked school in the city with a media program, has a total student population of 36,507. It is the 105th highest ranked school in the USA and the 6th highest in the state of Pennsylvania (#1 is University of Pennsylvania).

Media students from Philadelphia schools who go on to become interactive media designers, media designers, reporters, news reporters, 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.

Philadelphia lies in Philadelphia county, which is one of the 32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Philadelphia Metropolitan area has 1,832,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $23.24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,340 average annual salary.

Of the 8 media schools in Philadelphia, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Drexel University comes out as the most expensive ($31,832/yr) for media students, with Community College of Philadelphia as the lowest, reported at only $6,012/yr.

Media Programs in Philadelphia

Temple University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: PhD

Drexel University

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

The University of the Arts

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Philadelphia University

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

Chestnut Hill College

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Holy Family University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institute of Philadelphia

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Community College of Philadelphia

• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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See Also

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• Online Media Schools
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