2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Michigan, there were 183 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan vets studying animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects.

Top 2 Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

1

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

377 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$8,426 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects list. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 96 ’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

Ferris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 377 of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris were GI Bill® students, of which 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,426. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ferris State University]](/colleges/ferris-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

College for Creative Studies
Detroit, Michigan

32 GI Bill® Students**

$19,696 Average GI Bill® Award

$52,727 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects that were part of this year’s ranking, College for Creative Studies landed the #2 spot on the list. CCS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 59 ’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

CCS also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 1,512 students enrolled at CCS, 32 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,696. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at College for Creative Studies]](/colleges/college-for-creative-studies/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction.