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2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

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.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in the Plains States Region

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $22,768 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students per year to attend Webster.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

MCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minneapolis College of Art and Design is $28,717 for plains states region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students.

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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#3

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Art Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Art Institute also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Kansas City Art Institute is $30,452 for plains states region bachelor’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students.

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.

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#4

Institute of Production and Recording

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Production and Recording. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region 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.

Institute of Production and Recording not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $23,514 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects students per year to attend Institute of Production and Recording.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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%.

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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