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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 209 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 88 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

Webster also took the #2 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $20,081 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. MCAD is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to qualified students.

MCAD 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 Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCAD is $23,848 for plains states region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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

#3

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Art Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Art Institute 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 Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas City Art Institute is $29,794 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Kansas City Art Institute Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

#4

Institute of Production and Recording

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of Production and Recording landed the #4 spot on the list. Institute of Production and Recording is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k list, Institute of Production and Recording has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Institute of Production and Recording is $24,409 for plains states region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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%.

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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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