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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
376 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 630 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 376 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY also took the #4 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $10,523 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students with aid per year to attend FIT SUNY.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

NJIT also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology is $19,706 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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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#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Morgan State is $17,619 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students with aid.

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#4

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Alfred State is located in Alfred, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students with aid list, Alfred State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alfred State is $16,630 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students with aid.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 35 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT 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 Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $33,167 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students with aid per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

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 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#3 in overall quality

Pratt Institute - Main landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 65 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

Pratt Institute also took the #3 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pratt Institute is $45,571 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

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#7

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

School of Visual Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. School of Visual Arts is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to qualified students.

SVA 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 Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $44,616 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students with aid per year to attend School of Visual Arts.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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