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2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s

8 Ranked Colleges
383 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects is the 177th most popular major in the country with 5,238 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 383 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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 Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 99 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to qualified students.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s list. SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 109 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to qualified students.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pratt Institute - Main. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s. Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students list, Pratt Institute has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pratt Institute - Main are $35,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DigiPen Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Digipen is a small school located in Redmond, Washington that handed out 6 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

Digipen did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DigiPen Institute of Technology are $28,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students list, SMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Atlantic University College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s ranking. Atlantic University College is a small school located in Guaynabo, that handed out 12 masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Atlantic University College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Atlantic University College are $13,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

California College of the Arts came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects students in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795.

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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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