2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

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 in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Massachusetts, there were 126 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in Massachusetts 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 in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$8,473 Average Net Price

$38,410 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 ’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. It costs about $8,473 for Massachusetts Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend STCC.

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#2

Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$26,644 Average Net Price

$21,450 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montserrat College of Art landed the #2 spot on the list. Montserrat College of Art is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 11 ’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montserrat College of Art, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. It costs about $26,644 for Massachusetts Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Montserrat College of Art.

Read more about Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects at Montserrat College of Art

• Best Value Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $30-$48k)

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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