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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,238 people earned their degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 584 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 191 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$10,561 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k list, SHSU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,561 for southwest region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SHSU.

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#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$6,896 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $6,896 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $0-$30k)

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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