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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Southwest region, there were 626 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 167 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 30 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 18 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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The Art Institute of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The Art Institute of Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region list. OBU is a small school located in Shawnee, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #6, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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The Art Institute of Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region list. Ai Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

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The Art Institute of San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

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