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2022 Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s

5 Ranked Colleges
285 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Graphics is the 287th most popular major in the country with 2,837 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in computer graphics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer graphics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer graphics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The computer graphics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s”.

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Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Graphics

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer graphics students in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Computer Graphics Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s computer graphics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M College Station Computer Graphics Report

#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 102 masters’s computer graphics degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Graphics at Academy of Art University

#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 list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 71 masters’s computer graphics degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Computer Graphics Report

#5

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend School of Visual Arts. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Graphics Schools for a Master’s. School of Visual Arts is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 51 masters’s computer graphics degrees in 2019-2020.

SVA also made our “Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of Visual Arts 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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