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2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
697 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects is the 177th most popular major in the country with 5,238 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,142 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 697 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Indian River State College is a public institution located in Fort Pierce, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Indian River State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $1,402 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Indian River State College.

Full Indian River State College Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 16 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,126 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 58 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k list, GMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,204 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend George Mason University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full George Mason University Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,632 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend East Tennessee State University.

Full ETSU Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 16 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

International Fine Arts College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for International Fine Arts College is $19,441 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Regent University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k list, Regent has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,584 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Regent University.

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#1 in overall quality

Ringling College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Ringling College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sarasota, Florida. It awarded 113 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

Ringling College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ringling College is $44,992 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Ringling College Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#3 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 335 students in 2019-2020.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $40,908 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SCAD.

Full Savannah College of Art and Design Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#9

Living Arts College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Living Arts College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

Living Arts College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Living Arts College is $24,942 for southeast region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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