2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 30 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects (Income $48-$75k)

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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