2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in New Mexico

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 5,362 people earned their degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 38 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in New Mexico”.

Top 2 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in New Mexico

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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas, New Mexico

#21 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UNM Valencia is a small school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico that handed out 2 associates’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, New Mexico

#7 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in New Mexico list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 4 associates’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

Full NMSU Dona Ana Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Report

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in the Southwest Region
• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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