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2022 Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
285 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,837 people earned their degree in computer graphics, making the major the 287th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 285 computer graphics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer graphics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer graphics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 computer graphics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree computer graphics students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Graphics (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Computer Graphics Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s computer graphics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Graphics at Texas A&M College Station

#3

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer graphics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

NYIT also made our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYIT are $25,460.

Read more about Computer Graphics at NYIT

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 masters’s computer graphics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree computer graphics students with aid list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Graphics at Carnegie Mellon

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 102 degrees to qualified masters’s computer graphics students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

Read more about Computer Graphics at Academy of Art University

#6

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

School of Visual Arts landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. School of Visual Arts is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s computer graphics degrees to qualified students.

SVA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Graphics at School of Visual Arts

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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